Cove, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97824
Union County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,661
- 3/sq mi
- $80,263
- Median income
- $413,700
- Median home value
- 32.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Cove pairs an above-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 38%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 19%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97824 against every reporting US ZIP.
FHFA HPI release change
What changed in the latest House Price Index year
- FHFA House Price Index values in ZIP 97824 (Cove, OR) rose +8.8% from 2023 to 2024. The all-transactions index moved from 286.7 in 2023 to 312.0 in 2024 (2000 = 100).
ZIP code 97824 covers 572.8 square miles in Cove, Union County, Oregon (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,661 residents on file, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97824 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $80,263 (3% above the average Oregon ZIP), while per-capita income is $60,159. The poverty rate is 10.4%, with unemployment at 7.3%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $413,700 (4% below the average Oregon ZIP) and median rent is $1,460; 84.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48, and the average commute is 29 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Oregon and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 97824.
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 97824, Cove, 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
1,661
Population
572.8
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97824?
48.0
Median Age
52.8%
Male
47.2%
Female
3.8%
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?
$80,263
Median Household Income
+3% vs state ZIP avg
$60,159
Per Capita Income
10.4%
Poverty Rate
7.3%
Unemployment Rate
28.9 min
Mean Commute Time
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
825housing units
825
Total Housing Units
788
Occupied Units
37
Vacant Units
2.61
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$413,700
Median Home Value
-4% vs state ZIP avg
$1,460
Median Rent
1992
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How have home values changed over time?
FHFA House Price Index, annual appreciation data based on repeat sales and appraisals
+8.8%
YoY Change (2024)
312
HPI Index (2000 = 100)
+212%
Total Change Since 2000
Home values in ZIP 97824 have increased 8.8% over the past year (2024). Since 2000, this ZIP has seen +212% cumulative appreciation.
| Year | Annual Change | HPI Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -0.2% | 188 |
| 2021 | +16.1% | 219 |
| 2022 | +17.9% | 258 |
| 2023 | +11.2% | 287 |
| 2024 | +8.8% | 312 |
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index, All-Transactions, Five-Digit ZIP Codes (Developmental Index). Index base = 100 in year 2000. Data through 2024. ZIP codes with few transactions may show missing values.
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 27 business establishments in ZIP 97824, employing approximately 108 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,545,000.
27
Businesses
108
Employees
$3.5M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 7 | 25.9% |
| Health care and social assistance | 4 | 14.8% |
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 97824, both outside OR so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,661 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.