Milton-Freewater vs Umatilla

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

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

Umatilla has the higher population (7,531 vs 7,096 in Milton-Freewater). Umatilla has the higher median household income ($59,861 vs $47,440 in Milton-Freewater). Milton-Freewater has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $191,000 in Umatilla).

Population, income & housing

	Milton-Freewater	Umatilla
Population	7,096	7,531
Median age	32.5 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,440	$59,861
Median home value	$209,800	$191,000
Median gross rent	$817	$1,076
Housing units	2,778	2,224
Homeownership rate	41.8%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton-Freewater	Umatilla
Population	7,037 → 7,096 (+0.8%)	7,162 → 7,531 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$47,355 → $47,440 (+0.2%)	$41,995 → $59,861 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $209,800 (+64.3%)	$137,600 → $191,000 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $817 (+30.3%)	$690 → $1,076 (+55.9%)

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

Umatilla

Population

7,1627,531

Median household income

$41,995$59,861

Median home value

$137,600$191,000

Median gross rent

$690$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Umatilla
Under 5	11.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.2%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	12.5%
25 to 34	16.4%	18.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	6.4%	14.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	8.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	4.3%
75 and over	7.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Umatilla
White (non-Hispanic)	52.7%	54.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	38.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton-Freewater	Umatilla
No high school diploma	26.3%	16.5%
High school graduate	27.8%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Umatilla
Drove alone	65.8%	87.0%
Carpooled	16.1%	10.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.5%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton-Freewater	Umatilla
1-unit, detached	49.0%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	12.1%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	36.9%

Poverty & households

	Milton-Freewater	Umatilla
Poverty rate	15.2%	21.5%
Average household size	2.90	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1977	1992