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97049 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97049 covers Rhododendron, Oregon, with a population of about 2,015 and a median household income of $89,862.

Population
2,01513 per square mile
Median age
51.713 points above the US average
Median household income
$89,8621.1× the Oregon median
Poverty rate
6.4%6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$424,929up 15.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,9771.4× the Oregon median
Degree or higher
36.6%1.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.3%27.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
27

Where 97049 is

Rhododendron, Oregon — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,015
Median age51.7
Family households53.4%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)91.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.5%
Veterans11.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$89,862
Income per person$51,107
Poverty rate6.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k4.4%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k0.6%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.6%
$60–75k4.8%
$75–100k40.0%
$100–125k15.0%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k10.4%
$200k or more8.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed720
Mean adjusted gross income$72,922
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.6%
Returns, under $25k26.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.4%
Returns, $200k or more5.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$471,500
Median gross rent$1,977
Owner-occupied92.3%
Vacant homes56.4%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house97.6%
Mobile home2.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$424,929as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$425,209$138,304

$138,304 in 2000 to $424,929 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%
High school diploma or higher99.6%
Works from home18.6%
Drives to work alone70.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more56%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.3% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.4% 6.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.7% 1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.3% 8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use81.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments27
People employed95
Annual payroll$3,391,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 96.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss96.2 out of 100
Community resilience58 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Volcanic activity99.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche85.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake83.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought67.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Oregon and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOregonUnited States
Median household income$89,862$80,426$78,538
Income per person$51,107$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate6.4%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$471,500$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,977$1,450$1,348
Homeownership92.3%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%5.4%5.2%
Works from home18.6%17%13.5%
Born outside the US2%9.7%13.9%
Median age51.740.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationGOVERNMENT CAMP, OR US14.4 km away
Rain in a year90 in
Snow in a year232 in

Average high and low by month

January37.1°F / 26.4°F12.61 in rain, 48.8 in snow
February37.8°F / 26.1°F9.64 in rain, 39.5 in snow
March41°F / 28.1°F9.41 in rain, 35.6 in snow
April45.1°F / 30.5°F7.78 in rain, 17.6 in snow
May53.7°F / 36.1°F5.75 in rain, 4.2 in snow
June59.3°F / 41.2°F4.01 in rain, 0.6 in snow
July69.2°F / 47.5°F0.88 in rain
August70.3°F / 48.4°F1.09 in rain
September64.2°F / 44.6°F3.06 in rain, 0.2 in snow
October52.7°F / 37.2°F8.42 in rain, 3.8 in snow
November41.5°F / 30.4°F12.69 in rain, 30.6 in snow
December35.3°F / 25.7°F14.43 in rain, 51.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Oregon Trail School District 46100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

97067 Welches, OR3.6 km away
97011 Brightwood, OR7.2 km away
97028 Government Camp, OR14.8 km away
97055 Sandy, OR24.3 km away
97041 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR29.6 km away
97010 Bridal Veil, OR30 km away
97019 Corbett, OR32.1 km away
98639 North Bonneville, WA32.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Clackamas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area156.94 sq mi
Water area0.82 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3465, -121.9151

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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