Molalla vs Oatfield

A side-by-side comparison of Molalla and Oatfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Molalla and Oatfield are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oatfield has the higher population (12,709 vs 10,168 in Molalla). Oatfield has the higher median household income ($103,483 vs $83,996 in Molalla). Oatfield has the higher median home value ($523,900 vs $416,900 in Molalla).

Population, income & housing

	Molalla	Oatfield
Population	10,168	12,709
Median age	32.5 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,996	$103,483
Median home value	$416,900	$523,900
Median gross rent	$1,496	$1,974
Housing units	3,968	5,061
Homeownership rate	64.7%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Molalla	Oatfield
Population	9,155 → 10,168 (+11.1%)	14,060 → 12,709 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$65,064 → $83,996 (+29.1%)	$85,995 → $103,483 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$277,900 → $416,900 (+50.0%)	$366,400 → $523,900 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,071 → $1,496 (+39.7%)	$1,299 → $1,974 (+52.0%)

Molalla

Population

9,15510,168

Median household income

$65,064$83,996

Median home value

$277,900$416,900

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,496

Oatfield

Population

14,06012,709

Median household income

$85,995$103,483

Median home value

$366,400$523,900

Median gross rent

$1,299$1,974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Molalla	Oatfield
Under 5	5.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	21.5%	9.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	21.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	8.1%	16.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	15.0%
75 and over	3.4%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Molalla	Oatfield
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Molalla	Oatfield
No high school diploma	8.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	32.1%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Molalla	Oatfield
Drove alone	73.5%	73.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	2.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.9%	16.0%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Molalla	Oatfield
1-unit, detached	62.0%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.2%
20 or more units	5.8%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Molalla	Oatfield
Poverty rate	7.1%	9.2%
Average household size	2.70	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1995	1976