Milton-Freewater vs Pilot Rock

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

Milton-Freewater and Pilot Rock 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 1,220 in Pilot Rock). Pilot Rock has the higher median household income ($85,795 vs $47,440 in Milton-Freewater). Milton-Freewater has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $165,200 in Pilot Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Milton-Freewater	Pilot Rock
Population	7,096	1,220
Median age	32.5 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,440	$85,795
Median home value	$209,800	$165,200
Median gross rent	$817	$971
Housing units	2,778	590
Homeownership rate	41.8%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton-Freewater	Pilot Rock
Population	7,037 → 7,096 (+0.8%)	1,322 → 1,220 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$47,355 → $47,440 (+0.2%)	$52,875 → $85,795 (+62.3%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $209,800 (+64.3%)	$113,200 → $165,200 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $817 (+30.3%)	$759 → $971 (+27.9%)

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

Pilot Rock

Population

1,3221,220

Median household income

$52,875$85,795

Median home value

$113,200$165,200

Median gross rent

$759$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Pilot Rock
Under 5	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.2%	21.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	4.3%
25 to 34	16.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.7%
45 to 54	6.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	16.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	13.3%
75 and over	7.4%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Pilot Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	52.7%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton-Freewater	Pilot Rock
No high school diploma	26.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	27.8%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Pilot Rock
Drove alone	65.8%	77.6%
Carpooled	16.1%	7.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	11.1%
Other means	4.5%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Pilot Rock
1-unit, detached	49.0%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Milton-Freewater	Pilot Rock
Poverty rate	15.2%	6.4%
Average household size	2.90	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	18	32
Median year structure built	1977	1955