Sumpter, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97877
Baker County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 283
- 1/sq mi
- $25,662
- Median income
- 20.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Sumpter pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 1st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 94%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97877 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97877 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon, home to just 283 residents across 566.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97877 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $25,662 (67% below the average Oregon ZIP), while per-capita income is $22,559. Economic pressure is pronounced: 36.9% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 16.7%. 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.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 69.3, 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 97877.
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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 97877, Sumpter, 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
283
Population
566.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97877?
69.3
Median Age
51.0%
Male
49.0%
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?
$25,662
Median Household Income
-67% vs state ZIP avg
$22,559
Per Capita Income
36.9%
Poverty Rate
16.7%
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
497housing units
497
Total Housing Units
173
Occupied Units
324
Vacant Units
1.82
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1973
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 97877, employing approximately 25 people with a combined annual payroll of $636,000.
9
Businesses
25
Employees
$636K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 5 | 55.6% |
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 97877, 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.