Irrigon, OR Demographics

Population 3,869 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Irrigon

Household size in Irrigon

Household size, people per household
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–103.092.502.68
2010–143.052.552.73
2015–193.002.562.71
2020–242.652.502.65
Change−0.44+0.00−0.03
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At 2.65 people per household, Irrigon sits right at the national average. The typical household here is bigger than in Oregon overall, where it has 2.50 people. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.09, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Irrigon

Median age, years
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–1039.439.037.7
2010–1440.940.038.6
2015–1940.640.939.6
2020–2434.741.640.1
Change−4.7+2.5+2.3
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Irrigon is young: half of its residents are under 34.7, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults and children.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Irrigon

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–1014.7%10.5%12.3%
2010–1411.0%10.8%12.3%
2015–1914.5%9.9%11.6%
2020–2411.3%10.4%11.6%
Change−3.5 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Irrigon (11.3%), close to the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Irrigon

Renters in Irrigon

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–1023.9%36.2%33.3%
2010–1429.9%38.5%35.6%
2015–1919.8%37.6%36.0%
2020–2419.6%36.7%34.8%
Change−4.3 pts+0.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 19.6% of households in Irrigon rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 46.8% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Irrigon

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–1011.5%8.9%11.4%
2010–1415.1%9.1%11.4%
2015–196.9%8.3%11.1%
2020–245.7%7.4%9.6%
Change−5.8 pts−1.5 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Irrigon than nationally: 5.7%, against 9.6% for the U.S.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Irrigon

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–10198319761974
2010–14199019771975
2015–19198819781977
2020–24199019811980
Change+7+5+6
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Much of the housing in Irrigon is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1990, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Irrigon

Rent, per month
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–10$760$870$965
2010–14$640$982$1,040
2015–19$852$1,183$1,213
2020–24$990$1,601$1,571
Change+$230+$731+$606
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A typical rental in Irrigon costs $990 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 20.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Irrigon

Bachelor's degrees in Irrigon

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–109.5%29.0%28.4%
2010–149.8%30.2%29.6%
2015–196.4%33.5%32.1%
2020–249.7%36.4%35.6%
Change+0.2 pts+7.3 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Irrigon have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.7%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Irrigon

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–1075.7%88.5%84.9%
2010–1477.4%89.4%86.1%
2015–1972.7%90.5%87.7%
2020–2483.8%91.5%89.3%
Change+8.1 pts+3.0 pts+4.3 pts
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About one in six adults in Irrigon never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Irrigon

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodIrrigonOregonU.S.
2006–108.6%8.8%8.1%
2010–1415.9%10.6%9.4%
2015–195.8%5.6%5.6%
2020–245.2%5.3%5.4%
Change−3.4 pts−3.5 pts−2.7 pts
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At 5.2%, unemployment in Irrigon is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Irrigon compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Irrigon2.6534.711.3%19.6%5.7%1990$9909.7%83.8%5.2%
Plymouth3.1736.612.2%19.6%2.1%1994$49217.3%59.7%0.6%
Umatilla2.7635.716.9%27.5%5.2%1992$1,34915.0%76.6%8.3%
Boardman3.3335.614.9%32.7%8.7%1987$1,1467.4%61.1%0.9%
Hermiston2.9334.220.7%29.2%7.3%1987$1,16816.9%78.7%5.0%
Paterson2.8841.112.4%21.6%12.1%1994$89025.3%84.5%1.1%
Stanfield2.3540.610.9%27.4%12.3%1973$1,0198.3%84.9%7.6%
Echo2.9133.97.2%14.5%9.5%1962$98313.7%88.5%1.3%
Ruggs2.6443.78.4%27.2%15.5%1973$1,01723.9%94.2%3.2%
Cecil2.9941.313.7%18.2%4.4%1992$1,3299.4%67.0%1.4%
Prosser3.0833.415.0%36.3%8.3%1984$1,11420.3%79.7%9.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Irrigon. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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