Wallowa, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97885
Wallowa County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,383
- 2/sq mi
- $76,645
- Median income
- $402,900
- Median home value
- 23.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Wallowa pairs an above-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 43%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 20%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97885 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97885 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon, home to just 1,383 residents across 768.3 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97885 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $76,645 (2% below the average Oregon ZIP), while per-capita income is $32,672. The poverty rate is 9.9%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $402,900 (7% below the average Oregon ZIP) and median rent is $795; 83.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 47.8, 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 97885.
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 →
Top industries in ZIP 97885
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Wallowa, OR
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 97885.
- Construction
Construction
10 establishments
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
4 establishments
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing
4 establishments
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
4 establishments
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 3
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
3 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 97885, Wallowa, 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
1,383
Population
768.3
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97885?
47.8
Median Age
51.9%
Male
48.1%
Female
0.1%
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?
$76,645
Median Household Income
-2% vs state ZIP avg
$32,672
Per Capita Income
9.9%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
697housing units
697
Total Housing Units
545
Occupied Units
152
Vacant Units
2.48
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$402,900
Median Home Value
-7% vs state ZIP avg
$795
Median Rent
1970
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 41 business establishments in ZIP 97885, employing approximately 188 people with a combined annual payroll of $9,518,000.
41
Businesses
188
Employees
$9.5M
Annual Payroll
6
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 10 | 24.4% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4 | 9.8% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 9.8% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 4 | 9.8% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 3 | 7.3% |
| Health care and social assistance | 3 | 7.3% |
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 97885, 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 (1,383 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.