ZIP 97862 · Milton Freewater
Who lives in ZIP code 97862 (Milton Freewater, OR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Milton Freewater, OR · Umatilla County
uszips 2026
People12,313
Median age37.2
Household income$54,786
Home value$252,733
Median rent$902/mo
Poverty11.1%
College degree+13.7%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hermiston-Pendleton, OR (micro)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,556
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.4% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
20.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,017.
Education (adults 25+)
45.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
29.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.8%
- Never married
- 31.8%
- Divorced
- 16.6%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 43.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.6%
- Rent burden
- 27.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 6.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.0%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 18.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.