Scotts Mills is a city of 337 people in Oregon. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 32.4. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.0% of residents.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,806, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Scotts Mills
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$132,004 → $478,800(+263%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants73.4% → 91.3%(+17.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share100.0% → 90.2%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.9%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 27 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
Scotts Mills, decade by decade
Scotts Mills 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
1990
282
$58,127
$132,004
9.6%
0.0
2000
312
$64,137
$235,904
14.1%
17.4
2010
357
$64,136
$299,223
16.3%
11.3
2020
419
$60,602
$386,640
22.5%
27.8
2024
337
$66,806
$478,800
21.1%
22.1
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.
