
Oregon · Census place 11150
Carlton, OR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Carlton, Oregon (Carlton, OR — Census place “Carlton city”) is 2,378 residents, ranking #151 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $94,227, the median home is worth $400,600 and median gross rent runs $1,625 a month. Looking for the Carlton Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Carlton, OR: 97111.
- Population
- 2,378Carlton city residents
- Median household income
- $94,227Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $400,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,625Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.7%Owner-occupied households
Carlton ZIP codes (Oregon)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Carlton.
The Carlton OR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Carlton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carlton city median would spend about 20.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.1% of residents and 78.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Carlton city, OR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Carlton city is a small town in Oregon, with 2,378 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #151 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Carlton city earn a median of $94,227 a year, 20% above the national figure of $78,538 and 27% above the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 8.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Carlton city is valued at $400,600, 32% above the national figure and 6% above the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,625 a month, 15.6% above the national figure, or roughly $19,500 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 78.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Oregon.
- Vale city 2,259
- Union city 2,401
- Heceta Beach CDP 2,220
- Warm Springs CDP 2,446
- Willamina city 2,216
- Gold Beach city 2,455
- Culver city 2,211
- La Pine city 2,510
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Carlton city?
- Carlton city has 2,378 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #151 of 426 in Oregon.
- What is the median household income in Carlton city?
- Median household income in Carlton city is $94,227 a year, 20% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Carlton city?
- Median gross rent is $1,625 a month and the median home value is $400,600, so rent absorbs about 20.7% of median household income.
- Is Carlton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Carlton city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Carlton city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.