Silver Lake, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97638
Lake County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 507
- 0/sq mi Low-density area
- $52,303
- Median income Below-median income area
- 7.2%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Silver Lake pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 17th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 75%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97638 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97638 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Silver Lake, Lake County, Oregon, home to just 507 residents across 1267.5 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97638 reports a modest median household income of $52,303 (33% below the average Oregon ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,724. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 5.4% and unemployment is 0.0%. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58.2, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Oregon and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 97638.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 97638, Silver Lake, OR · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
507
Population
1267.5
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97638?
58.2
Median Age
64.6%
Male
35.4%
Female
0.0%
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?
$52,303
Median Household Income
-33% vs state ZIP avg
$33,724
Per Capita Income
5.4%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 97638 ranks among Oregon ZIPs
Silver Lake, OR household income vs. every Oregon ZIP code
Median household income among 378 reporting Oregon ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$52,303 13th percentile higher than 13% of 378 Oregon ZIPs
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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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
201housing units
201
Total Housing Units
181
Occupied Units
20
Vacant Units
2.06
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 97638, employing approximately 41 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,557,000.
9
Businesses
41
Employees
$1.6M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 97638, both outside OR so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 97638 in?
ZIP code 97638 (Silver Lake) is located in Lake County, Oregon. Lake County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/lake-or.
What is the population of ZIP code 97638?
ZIP code 97638 in Silver Lake, OR has a population of 507 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 97638?
The median household income in ZIP 97638 is $52,303, which is 31% below the national average of $76,288.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 97638?
The largest racial group in ZIP 97638 is White at 89.8%. Hispanic or Latino residents make up 9.1% of the population.
How many businesses are in ZIP code 97638?
ZIP code 97638 has 9 business establishments employing approximately 41 people, according to Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP) 2023 data.
What is the education level in ZIP code 97638?
In ZIP code 97638, 50.3% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 7.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What percentage of residents own vs. rent in ZIP 97638?
In ZIP code 97638, approximately 74.6% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 25.4% are renter-occupied, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 97638?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 97638 is 5.4% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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