Lorane, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97451
Lane County, Oregon — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 387
- 4/sq mi
- $69,028
- Median income
- $422,600
- Median home value
- 7.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Lorane pairs a below-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 45th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 19%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97451 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97451 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 107.5 square miles in Lorane, Lane County, Oregon. The area is home to 387 residents, producing a population density of 4 people per square mile, and falls within the Los Angeles time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 97451 against Oregon and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 97451 sits at $69,028 (11% below the Oregon average), while per-capita income is $39,652. The poverty rate stands at 10.0% and the unemployment rate at 10.7%. On housing, the median home value is $422,600 (2% below the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 86.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 97451 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 7.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 47.6, and the average commute is —. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Lane County, so you can benchmark 97451 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 97451, Lorane, OR · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
387
Population
107.5
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97451?
47.6
Median Age
44.6%
Male
55.4%
Female
3.6%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$69,028
Median Household Income
-11% vs state
$39,652
Per Capita Income
10.0%
Poverty Rate
10.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 97451 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$69,028 45th percentile higher than 45% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
227
Total Housing Units
209
Occupied Units
18
Vacant Units
2.54
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$422,600
Median Home Value
-2% vs state
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 97451 vs 97435 →
ZIP 97451 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 97405
Eugene (97405)
44,645 residents
- 97435 2,349
Drain (97435)
2,349 residents
- 97451 387
Lorane (97451)
387 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 97451 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 97451 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 97405
Eugene (97405)
$95,170 median income
- 97451
Lorane (97451)
$69,028 median income
- 97435
Drain (97435)
$52,067 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 97451 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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