Mehama is a city of 425 people in Oregon. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 142 people. The poverty rate is 23.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. 100% were living in the same home a year earlier. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mehama
What changed most since 2000
Poverty rate11.2% → 23.8%(+12.6 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree4.8% → 9.6%(+4.8 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Population283 → 425(+50%)US over the same years: +19%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.5%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.5%(23)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 40 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mehama, decade by decade
Mehama population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
283
$70,779
$199,289
4.8%
26.4
2010
292
$85,415
$374,892
11.0%
24.8
2020
317
–
$270,042
0.9%
37.6
2024
425
–
$366,700
9.6%
43.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
