COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gates vs Molalla
PLACE A
Gates, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Molalla, Oregon
Gates is 95% smaller than Molalla. Molalla earns more, with a median household income $23,648 higher. Molalla has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 16%).
GATESMOLALLADIFFERENCE
Total population48210,104−95% vs Molalla
Population density7464,074−3,328
Population growth16.3%26.1%−9.8 pts
Median age57.232.2+25.0
Male57.5%47.4%+10.1 pts
Female42.5%52.6%−10.1 pts
Foreign-born2.0%2.4%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.9%81.9%−2.1 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino5.8%8.3%−2.6 pts
Asian1.3%1.3%+0.1 pts
Other13.1%8.5%+4.6 pts
Median household income$65,670$89,318−$23,648
Per capita income$36,539$38,443−$1,904
Poverty rate9.5%4.3%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.375−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%18.8%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree2.2%4.0%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%4.7%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation52.6%71.3%−18.7 pts
Median home value$349,200$447,100−$97,900
Median gross rent$1,152$1,654−$502
Owner-occupied84.0%54.8%+29.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%5.4%−1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%40.0%+1.2 pts
Average commute37.028.3+8.7
Worked from home11.5%13.4%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.8%4.3%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025