Demographics of Molalla city, Oregon

Molalla city, Oregon had 10,104 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −126 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Molalla city, in four figures

10,104
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,186 ±24.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −126 people.; 32.2 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,318 ±$9,231
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Molalla city, Oregon's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Molalla city, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Molalla city, Oregon's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Molalla city, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,230	100.0	100.0
2021	10,217	99.9	100.2
2022	10,175	99.5	100.7
2023	10,127	99.0	101.6
2024	10,114	98.9	102.5
2025	10,104	98.8	103.1

Population of Molalla city, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,230	—
2021	10,217	−13
2022	10,175	−42
2023	10,127	−48
2024	10,114	−13
2025	10,104	−10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.2 ±3.3: for men 34.3 ±3.6 and for women 30.5 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Molalla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Under 5	450 ±213	4.4% ±2.1	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,060 ±431	20.2% ±4.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,151 ±399	11.3% ±3.9	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,937 ±775	38.7% ±7.6	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,637 ±374	16.1% ±3.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	951 ±259	9.3% ±2.5	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,318 ±$9,231, and income per person $38,443 ±$6,286, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Molalla city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	184 to 584	5.1% to 16.0%	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	312 ±151	8.6% ±4.1	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	276 to 922	7.6% to 25.2%	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	820 ±281	22.5% ±7.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	681 ±224	18.7% ±6.0	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	609 ±296	16.7% ±8.0	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	111 to 363	3.1% to 9.9%	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Molalla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oregon	United States
All ages	428 ±199	4.3% ±2.0	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 104	0% to 4.2%	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	44 to 316	0.7% to 5.0%	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	58 to 338	5.4% to 25.8%	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Molalla city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Molalla city	Oregon	United States
Housing units	3,849 ±294	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±9.9	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.1% to 9.7%	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.8% ±7.4	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.2% ±8.8	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$447,100 ±$13,939	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,654 ±$158	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±6	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Molalla city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	846 ±278	8.3% ±2.7	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,347 ±676	81.9% ±6.6	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 269	0% to 2.6%	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	214 to 1,506	2.1% to 14.8%	6.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Molalla city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	7,036 ±783	69.1% ±7.7	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,868 ±772	28.2% ±7.6	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 74	0% to 0.7%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	113 to 385	1.1% to 3.8%	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	44 to 242	0.4% to 2.4%	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	25 to 187	0.2% to 1.8%	5.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Molalla city among the places of Oregon

66th of 105 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Places of Oregon near Molalla city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Newport city	10,583 ±42
Santa Clara CDP	10,551 ±884
Silverton city	10,456 ±27
Baker City city	10,210 ±55
Independence city	10,199 ±31
Molalla city	10,186 ±24
North Bend city	10,171 ±64
Astoria city	10,109 ±19
Sweet Home city	10,078 ±19
Lincoln City city	9,968 ±26
Bull Mountain CDP	9,865 ±960

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in Oregon by median household income
No. 12 Places in Oregon by median rent
No. 26 Places in Oregon by per capita income
No. 34 Places in Oregon by homeownership rate
No. 36 Places in Oregon by median home value
No. 43 Places in Oregon by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026