Milton-Freewater vs Mission

A side-by-side comparison of Milton-Freewater and Mission: population, income, housing, and more.

Milton-Freewater and Mission are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milton-Freewater has the higher population (7,096 vs 938 in Mission). Milton-Freewater has the higher median household income ($47,440 vs $45,750 in Mission). Mission has the higher median home value ($258,800 vs $209,800 in Milton-Freewater).

Population, income & housing

	Milton-Freewater	Mission
Population	7,096	938
Median age	32.5 yrs	24.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,440	$45,750
Median home value	$209,800	$258,800
Median gross rent	$817	$663
Housing units	2,778	298
Homeownership rate	41.8%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton-Freewater	Mission
Population	7,037 → 7,096 (+0.8%)	850 → 938 (+10.4%)
Median household income	$47,355 → $47,440 (+0.2%)	$38,750 → $45,750 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $209,800 (+64.3%)	$196,200 → $258,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $817 (+30.3%)	$556 → $663 (+19.2%)

Milton-Freewater

Population

7,0377,096

Median household income

$47,355$47,440

Median home value

$127,700$209,800

Median gross rent

$627$817

Mission

Population

850938

Median household income

$38,750$45,750

Median home value

$196,200$258,800

Median gross rent

$556$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Mission
Under 5	11.5%	11.2%
5 to 17	20.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	20.8%
25 to 34	16.4%	18.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.4%
45 to 54	6.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	6.3%
65 to 74	7.2%	5.8%
75 and over	7.4%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Mission
White (non-Hispanic)	52.7%	9.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	71.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	2.7%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton-Freewater	Mission
No high school diploma	26.3%	4.1%
High school graduate	27.8%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Mission
Drove alone	65.8%	69.0%
Carpooled	16.1%	24.1%
Public transit	0.5%	1.0%
Walked	5.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	2.4%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Mission
1-unit, detached	49.0%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	12.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Milton-Freewater	Mission
Poverty rate	15.2%	31.2%
Average household size	2.90	3.47
Mean commute (minutes)	18	11
Median year structure built	1977	1985