Princeton, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97721
Harney County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 271
- 0/sq mi
- $76,250
- Median income
- $600,000
- Median home value
- 28.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Princeton pairs an above-median household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 43%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 9%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 68%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97721 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97721 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Princeton, Harney County, Oregon, home to just 271 residents across 2710.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97721 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $76,250 (2% below the average Oregon ZIP), while per-capita income is $41,363. The poverty rate is 14.9%, with unemployment at 5.5%; those measures add context to the income figure. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $600,000 (39% above the average Oregon ZIP), while 67.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and median rent is $525.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 28.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 62.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Harney County, so 97721 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 97721, Princeton, 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
271
Population
2710.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97721?
62.6
Median Age
61.7%
Male
38.3%
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?
$76,250
Median Household Income
-2% vs state ZIP avg
$41,363
Per Capita Income
14.9%
Poverty Rate
5.5%
Unemployment Rate
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
104housing units
104
Total Housing Units
59
Occupied Units
45
Vacant Units
2.39
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$600,000
Median Home Value
+39% vs state ZIP avg
$525
Median Rent
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 97721, employing approximately 14 people with a combined annual payroll of $403,000.
6
Businesses
14
Employees
$403K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 97721 vs 97722 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97722 | Diamond, OR | 91 | 6.5 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 97721, 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.