Umatilla, Oregon

Population

Growing. Up 13.3% since 2020.

8,220

people, the 65th-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.

87.5%

of 2,461 jobs located in Umatilla are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 71% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,159

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

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $391.

A $391 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Umatilla County.

• $844 Tract 9504
• $1,235 Tract 9508

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

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

$1,232–$1,849

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,159 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

67% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 392 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 67% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.1% to the 2,313 homes here.

10–25

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 50% less than Oregon's.

$238,500

median home value in Umatilla.

• $238,500 Umatilla
• $477,600 Oregon
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year