Mission vs Pilot Rock

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

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

Pilot Rock has the higher population (1,220 vs 938 in Mission). Pilot Rock has the higher median household income ($85,795 vs $45,750 in Mission). Mission has the higher median home value ($258,800 vs $165,200 in Pilot Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Mission	Pilot Rock
Population	938	1,220
Median age	24.7 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,750	$85,795
Median home value	$258,800	$165,200
Median gross rent	$663	$971
Housing units	298	590
Homeownership rate	27.4%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mission	Pilot Rock
Population	850 → 938 (+10.4%)	1,322 → 1,220 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $45,750 (+18.1%)	$52,875 → $85,795 (+62.3%)
Median home value	$196,200 → $258,800 (+31.9%)	$113,200 → $165,200 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $663 (+19.2%)	$759 → $971 (+27.9%)

Mission

Population

850938

Median household income

$38,750$45,750

Median home value

$196,200$258,800

Median gross rent

$556$663

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)

	Mission	Pilot Rock
Under 5	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	21.0%
18 to 24	20.8%	4.3%
25 to 34	18.8%	10.2%
35 to 44	8.4%	14.7%
45 to 54	8.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	6.3%	16.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	13.3%
75 and over	2.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mission	Pilot Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.9%	2.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mission	Pilot Rock
No high school diploma	4.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	39.0%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mission	Pilot Rock
Drove alone	69.0%	77.6%
Carpooled	24.1%	7.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mission	Pilot Rock
1-unit, detached	56.0%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	15.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Mission	Pilot Rock
Poverty rate	31.2%	6.4%
Average household size	3.47	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	11	32
Median year structure built	1985	1955