97030 — Gresham, Oregon
Area Profile
Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 97030.
Employment conditions sit below most comparable published ZIP profiles: unemployment is 5.3% and the Opportunity signal places 97030 in the bottom 14%.
Residential permitting has slowed: 212 units authorized over the past twelve months, 38% below the prior year.
Housing costs more relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 29% of median household income.
At a glance
Jobs & opportunity
Unemployment of 5.3% is lower than 20% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.
Employment fell 1.0% over the past year, to 54,711 employed residents.
| Metric | Value | Compared with peers | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income ±$8,486 | $69,239 | Bottom 46% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income ±$2,528 | $35,613 | Bottom 47% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate | 15.7% | Top 29% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average commute | 26.4 min | Bottom 42% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.3% | Bottom 47% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Employment | 54,711 | Top 44% | June 2026 |
| Employment change (3 years) | -1.5% | Bottom 27% | June 2026 |
| Employment change (year over year) | -1.0% | Bottom 47% | June 2026 |
| Labor force | 57,791 | Top 43% | June 2026 |
| Labor force participation | 67.2% | Top 24% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Mean annual wage | $78,430 | Top 15% | 2025 OEWS |
| Median annual wage | $60,690 | Top 15% | 2025 OEWS |
| Unemployment change (year over year) | 0.0% | Bottom 48% | June 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | Top 20% | June 2026 |
| Occupation | People employed | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 34,840 | $35,620 |
| Retail Salespersons | 28,230 | $37,340 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 26,750 | $44,440 |
| Registered Nurses | 24,220 | $130,310 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 22,860 | $45,570 |
| General and Operations Managers | 21,070 | $121,050 |
Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Gresham, OR, the city containing this ZIP code.
Housing & affordability
How it’s calculated →Median rent of $1,667 takes 29% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.
A median home costs 6.3 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.
| Metric | Value | Compared with peers | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home price to income | 6.29 | Top 9% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate | 45.5% | Bottom 7% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units ±716 | 16,143 | Top 7% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent ±$42 | $1,667 | Top 17% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value ±$9,172 | $435,700 | Top 17% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Rent as a share of income | 28.9% | Top 7% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacancy rate | 5.5% | Bottom 25% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.
Growth & development
How it’s calculated →An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.
At 1.9 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US ZIP areas.
The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Gresham, OR, the city containing this ZIP code.
Weather & climate
6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 82°F and January a low of 37°F.
Normal annual precipitation is 40.7 inches.
| Metric | Value | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Annual precipitation | 40.7" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low | 37°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average July high | 82°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Comfortable months | 6 | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Seasonal temperature swing | 28°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.
Physical risk
The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are earthquake, heat wave and volcanic activity.
Low or minimal exposure: landslide, inland flooding, ice storm, cold wave, winter weather, wildfire, strong wind, tornado, lightning, coastal flooding, drought, hail.
Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.
Taxes
AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.
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Access
1 major airport lies within 100 miles, the nearest 10 miles away.
| Airport | Code | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Intl | PDX | 10 mi | 11,000 ft |
| Mahlon Sweet Fld | EUG | 103 mi | 8,009 ft |
| Seattle-Tacoma Intl | SEA | 134 mi | 11,901 ft |
Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.
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Data & methodology
| Used for | Source | Source period | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access | Federal Aviation Administration Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service | NASR current cycle | 28-day NASR cycle |
| Physical risk | Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index | National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0) | Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current) |
| Climate | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly) | 1991-2020 Normals | Every ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period) |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics | June 2026 | Monthly |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics | 2025 OEWS | Annual (spring release) |
| Demographics | U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program | July 1, 2024 estimate | Annual (vintage released each spring) |
| Development | U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey | 12 months ending July 2026 | Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month |
| Demographics, Housing, Income, Jobs | U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File) | 2024 ACS 5-Year | Annual (5-year estimates released each December) |
Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.
97030 vs Gresham
How this ZIP area compares with Gresham as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.
Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.