CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Riddle

Oregon · 1,143 residents · 0.64 sq mi

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Riddle is a city of 1,143 people in Oregon. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,600. Households here earn about 29% less than in Oregon as a whole. The median age is 29.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median household income is $19,417, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,143

+13%vs 2000

vs 1,014 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024955

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(99)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.5%(131)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(108)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(65)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(166)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(179)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(91)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(82)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(87)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(33)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,417

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,144

−40%vs 2000

vs $13,666 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,600

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $438 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.0% in 2000

40.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(946)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2%(20)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(1,104)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino5.9%(68)

Asian1.2%(14)

Other2.2%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(41)

Spaniard2.8%(27)

Puerto Rican1.5%(14)

South American0.9%(9)

Ecuadorian0.9%(9)

Asian origin

Korean1.9%(18)

Filipino1.5%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro2%(19)

Native Hawaiian0.6%(6)

Ancestry

English22.8%(218)

German20.6%(197)

Irish19.1%(182)

French4.2%(40)

Italian3.9%(37)

Dutch3.8%(36)

Swedish2.6%(25)

Welsh2.3%(22)

American1.7%(16)

Greek1.6%(15)

Norwegian1.6%(15)

Scottish1.6%(15)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.4%(13)

Swiss0.4%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 13.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.1%(158)

Married38.5%(184)

Widowed6.9%(33)

Divorced21.5%(103)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(93)

Married49.6%(167)

Widowed6.5%(22)

Divorced16.3%(55)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.0%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.2%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.4%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)8.6%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.7%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.1%(39)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 81 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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