Meacham, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97859
Umatilla County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 123
- 1/sq mi
- $61,250
- Median income
- $173,300
- Median home value
- 5.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Meacham pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 31th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 36th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97859 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97859 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Meacham, Umatilla County, Oregon, home to just 123 residents across 205.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97859 reports a modest median household income of $61,250 (21% below the Oregon average), while per-capita income is $33,380. The poverty rate stands at 13.7% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. The typical home here is valued at $173,300 (60% below the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 100.0% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 66, and the average commute is -. Use the benchmarks above to see where 97859 sits relative to Oregon and the national baseline rather than viewing the numbers in isolation.
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 97859, Meacham, 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
123
Population
205.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97859?
66.0
Median Age
49.5%
Male
50.5%
Female
5.3%
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?
$61,250
Median Household Income
-21% vs state
$33,380
Per Capita Income
13.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 97859 ranks nationally
Meacham, OR household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$61,250 31st percentile higher than 31% 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?
166
Total Housing Units
50
Occupied Units
116
Vacant Units
1.90
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$173,300
Median Home Value
-60% vs state
1974
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
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