Mitchell, Oregon

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–1% to the 79 homes here.

0–1

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Growing. Up 0.7% since 2020.

144

people, the 228th-largest of Oregon's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Oregon's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

88.5%

of 52 jobs located in Mitchell are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 65% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$920

a month. Oregon's median is $1,525.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$955–$1,433

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $920 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 94% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–1% to the 79 homes here.

0–1

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 53% less than Oregon's.

$225,000

median home value in Mitchell.
- $225,000 Mitchell
- $477,600 Oregon
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Mitchell, Oregon

Mitchell,
Oregon.

Growing. Up 0.7% since 2020.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 65% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–1% to the 79 homes here.

A median home costs 53% less than Oregon's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 0.7% since 2020.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 65% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–1% to the 79 homes here.

A median home costs 53% less than Oregon's.

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