Mehama vs Scotts Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Mehama and Scotts Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mehama has the higher population (403 vs 376 in Scotts Mills). Scotts Mills has the higher median home value ($422,700 vs $320,800 in Mehama). Since 2019, Mehama's population has grown faster (+79.9% vs -4.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Mehama	Scotts Mills
Population	403	376
Median age	39.9 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$67,083
Median home value	$320,800	$422,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,234
Housing units	166	124
Homeownership rate	68.7%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mehama	Scotts Mills
Population	224 → 403 (+79.9%)	393 → 376 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$65,625 → $39,271 (-40.2%)	$51,563 → $67,083 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$222,800 → $320,800 (+44.0%)	$273,000 → $422,700 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$844 → $1,234 (+46.2%)

Mehama

Population

224403

Median household income

$65,625$39,271

Median home value

$222,800$320,800

Scotts Mills

Population

393376

Median household income

$51,563$67,083

Median home value

$273,000$422,700

Median gross rent

$844$1,234

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mehama	Scotts Mills
Under 5	5.0%	10.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	2.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	5.7%	15.2%
35 to 44	35.7%	9.8%
45 to 54	4.2%	20.5%
55 to 64	18.6%	8.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	7.2%
75 and over	8.2%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mehama	Scotts Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.9%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mehama	Scotts Mills
No high school diploma	0.0%	17.6%
High school graduate	51.7%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mehama	Scotts Mills
Drove alone	76.7%	85.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mehama	Scotts Mills
1-unit, detached	81.9%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	34.7%

Poverty & households

	Mehama	Scotts Mills
Poverty rate	16.4%	4.3%
Average household size	2.43	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1975	1994