What is the population of Dufur city?

Dufur city has 841 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #241 of 426 in Oregon.

What is the median household income in Dufur city?

Median household income in Dufur city is $86,250 a year, 9.8% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Dufur city?

Median gross rent is $1,326 a month and the median home value is $315,100, so rent absorbs about 18.4% of median household income.

Is Dufur city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Dufur city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Dufur, OR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Dufur, Oregon (Dufur, OR — Census place “Dufur city”) is 841 residents, ranking #241 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $86,250, the median home is worth $315,100 and median gross rent runs $1,326 a month. Looking for the Dufur Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Dufur, OR: 97021.

Population: 841Dufur city residents
Median household income: $86,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $315,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,326Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.1%Owner-occupied households

Dufur ZIP codes (Oregon)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Dufur.

The Dufur OR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

97021

What the numbers mean in Dufur city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Dufur city median would spend about 18.4% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 74.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Dufur city, OR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Dufur city is a very small community in Oregon, with 841 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #241 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 43% of them. The median age here is 35.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Dufur city earn a median of $86,250 a year, 9.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 17% above the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Dufur city is valued at $315,100, 3.9% above the national figure and 17% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,326 a month, 5.7% below the national figure, or roughly $15,912 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

With 841 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Dufur city against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Dufur city?: Dufur city has 841 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #241 of 426 in Oregon.
What is the median household income in Dufur city?: Median household income in Dufur city is $86,250 a year, 9.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Dufur city?: Median gross rent is $1,326 a month and the median home value is $315,100, so rent absorbs about 18.4% of median household income.
Is Dufur city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Dufur city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Dufur 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.