Milton-Freewater

Population: 7,096
Median household income: $47,440
Median home value: $209,800

Milton-Freewater, a community in Umatilla County, Oregon, has 7,096 residents. At $47,440, its median household income sits below Umatilla County's $68,958.

From 2019 to 2023, Milton-Freewater's population held roughly steady from 7,037 to 7,096, while its median home value rose 64.3% from $127,700 to $209,800.

65.8% of workers drive to work alone. 49.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,096
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,440
Median home value: $209,800
Median gross rent: $817
Housing units: 2,778
Homeownership rate: 41.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0377,096

Median household income

$47,355$47,440

Median home value

$127,700$209,800

Median gross rent

$627$817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,037	$47,355	$127,700	$627
2020	7,044	$39,028	$131,800	$586
2021	7,143	$48,250	$156,200	$635
2022	7,137	$46,372	$186,200	$725
2023	7,096	$47,440	$209,800	$817

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.5%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	818	11.5%
5 to 17	1,432	20.2%
18 to 24	446	6.3%
25 to 34	1,163	16.4%
35 to 44	906	12.8%
45 to 54	451	6.4%
55 to 64	844	11.9%
65 to 74	512	7.2%
75 and over	524	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,741	52.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	217	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,131	44.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.3%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,155	26.3%
High school graduate	1,222	27.8%
Some college or associate's	1,654	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	290	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	79	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,664	65.8%
Carpooled	406	16.1%
Public transit	12	0.5%
Walked	150	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	182	7.2%
Other means	114	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	639	27.2%
15 to 29 min	1,339	57.1%
30 to 44 min	319	13.6%
45 to 59 min	37	1.6%
60+ min	12	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 15.2% (1,068 of 7,016)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,666	69.6%
Nonfamily households	728	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,394	86.2%
Vacant	384	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,000	41.8%
Renter-occupied	1,394	58.2%

1-unit, detached49.0%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units17.0%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,362	49.0%
1-unit, attached	112	4.0%
2 to 4 units	331	11.9%
5 to 19 units	471	17.0%
20 or more units	336	12.1%
Mobile home & other	166	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4148600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.9340, -118.3910