Richland, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97870
Baker County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 573
- 2/sq mi
- $57,159
- Median income
- $209,600
- Median home value
- 28.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Richland pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 24th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 46th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 68%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97870 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97870 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Richland, Baker County, Oregon, home to just 573 residents across 337.1 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97870 reports a modest median household income of $57,159 (27% below the average Oregon ZIP), while per-capita income is $35,541. The poverty rate is 16.3%, with unemployment at 1.2%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $209,600 (52% below the average Oregon ZIP), and median rent is $633; owner occupancy is 68.4%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 28.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52.8, 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 97870.
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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 97870, Richland, 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
573
Population
337.1
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97870?
52.8
Median Age
60.5%
Male
39.5%
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?
$57,159
Median Household Income
-27% vs state ZIP avg
$35,541
Per Capita Income
16.3%
Poverty Rate
1.2%
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
368housing units
368
Total Housing Units
291
Occupied Units
77
Vacant Units
2.01
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$209,600
Median Home Value
-52% vs state ZIP avg
$633
Median Rent
1959
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 15 business establishments in ZIP 97870, employing approximately 89 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,886,000.
15
Businesses
89
Employees
$3.9M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5 | 33.3% |
| Accommodation and food services | 4 | 26.7% |
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 97870, 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.