97839 Zip Code (Lexington, OR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 294
Zip code population in 2010: 475
Zip code population in 2000: 449

Houses and condos: 128
Renter-occupied apartments: 18
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 97839: 87.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 200.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $10,065 (5.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,131 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 97839:

• High school or higher: 95.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%
• Unemployed: 1.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 97839:

• Never married: 9.1%
• Now married: 59.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 23.1%
• Divorced: 8.5%

• 
• • 23780.6%White
  • 3210.9%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 258.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 97839, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $76,900 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$76,900
State:	$76,001

Salary/wage: $55,315 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$55,315
State:	$61,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1156.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3430.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4086.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $429 (reported on 41.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$429
Oregon:	$1,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,667 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,667
State:	$7,165

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 166.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,600 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,600
State:	+$23,403

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 460.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 97839, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,811 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,811
State:	$57,845

Salary/wage: $36,829 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$36,829
State:	$47,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.5% for AGIs below $25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 132.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $471 (reported on 38.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$471
Oregon:	$1,848

Ordinary dividends: $1,533 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,533
State:	$5,987

Profit/loss from business: +$4,500 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,500
State:	+$13,871

Total itemized deductions: $20,700 (18% of AGI, reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	$20,700
State:	$24,430

Here:	18.0% of AGI
State:	23.2% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,275 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,275
State:	$3,648

Taxes paid: $6,680 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

97839:	$6,680
State:	$10,269

Earned income credit: $1,567 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,567
State:	$2,021

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	47%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 97839, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,198 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,198
State:	$46,788

Salary/wage: $29,128 (reported on 71.1% of returns)

Here:	$29,128
State:	$39,788

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 105.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,219 (reported on 56.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,219
Oregon:	$2,126

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $877 (reported on 30.5% of returns)

Here:	$877
State:	$3,427

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,851 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,851
State:	+$12,447

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$611 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	+$611
State:	+$11,682

Profit/loss from farming: +$16,421 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$16,421
State:	-$6,711

Total itemized deductions: $14,882 (21% of AGI, reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,882
State:	$20,209

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	24.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,535 (2% of AGI, reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,535
State:	$3,145

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $5,411 (reported on 75.4% of returns)

97839:	$5,411
State:	$7,148

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,438 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,438
State:	$1,605

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.7%

Here:	65%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 57.5% for AGIs below $10k, 64.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 111.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 97836, 97844, 97843, 97818, 97826, 99345.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 120

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 61 (51 now married, 8 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 97839 with a mortgage: 55
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,924
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $428

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 97839 household income distribution in 2022

• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$40,000 to $44,999
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 5$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$150,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 97839

• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 to $249,999
• 4$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999
• 40$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 97839

• 8$400 to $449
• 1$750 to $799
• 9No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $659.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $252,608

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $281,021 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $183,365 - $1,139,039

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $611,991

Here:	$611,991
State:	$562,872

Mobile homes: $129,129

Here:	$129,129
State:	$214,044

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 93
• 3 or 4: 4
• Mobile homes: 28

Unemployment: 1.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 97839

• 75.9%115Drove a car alone
• 19.8%30Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 97839

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 355 to 9 minutes
• 3810 to 14 minutes
• 115 to 19 minutes
• 720 to 24 minutes
• 3925 to 29 minutes
• 745 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 294

• Male householders: 61 (25 living alone), Female householders: 67 (15 living alone)

• 76 spouses (76 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 52 children (52 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 5 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 5 2-persons

41 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 men).

95.3% of residents of 97839 zip code speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 60% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLUE MOUNTAIN ASPHALT BATCH PLANT (SANDHOLLOW ROAD in LEXINGTON, OR)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 519.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 140
• Midwest: 27
• South: 62
• West: 63

63% of the 97839 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oregon.

101% of the 97839 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (5-9: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 97839 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	10	73.4 years
John	6	82.0 years
Mary	4	87.7 years
Fred	3	66.0 years
Clarence	3	82.7 years
Archie	3	80.0 years
Emma	3	84.0 years
Charles	2	64.0 years
Agnes	2	85.0 years
Edward	2	82.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 97839 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Padberg	6	80.3 years
Robinson	4	69.5 years
Nichols	4	72.8 years
Hunt	4	77.2 years
Buchanan	3	72.4 years
Campbell	3	85.7 years
Rauch	3	79.3 years
Majeske	3	78.7 years
Ball	3	72.0 years
Wright	3	70.0 years