IrrigonOR
A town of 2,120, settled in 1957. Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns.
Population
2,120
+10.1% since 2010
Typical home
$319K
+1.5% in a year
Household income
$74K
median
Jobs based here
234
A commuter town
What makes Irrigon stand out The 3 things Irrigon does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Irrigon has grown 10.1% since 2010 1,826 people in 2010; 2,120 today.
What’s changed most in Irrigon? 1,826 2010
2,011 2020
2,120 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Health
Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns Irrigon beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
D Health Grade
26 measures vs. Oregon
What stands out Irrigon OR Fewer adults who have had cancer 7.5% 8.9% More uninsured adults 17.1% 8.5%
Good Shepherd Medical Center
9.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
4th
percentile among OR towns
Housing
A typical Irrigon home is worth about $319K The typical Irrigon home is worth about $319,000, up 1.5% in a year, 36% below the Oregon typical home.
$319K Zillow home value
Typical home value Irrigon $319K
Oregon $496K
+1.5%
value change, 1 year
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Irrigon Most working residents leave Irrigon for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Hermiston (15%), Boardman (11%) and Portland (6%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
3% work in town
Where working residents work In Irrigon 3%
Hermiston 15%
Boardman 11%
Portland 6%
Umatilla 4%
11 mi
median commute distance
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
72 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72 High risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Ice storms Cold waves
Schools
Irrigon’s public schools outperform 32% of Oregon districts The public schools Irrigon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
C School Grade
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Irrigon has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
4″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 29–44°
Spring 41–67°
Summer 57–88°
Fall 41–66°
Oct 21
typical first frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Outdoors
9.2% of Irrigon is conserved land 1.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
9.2% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 9.2%
conserved · 84 of 919 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Irrigon Wildlife Area 0.9 mi 65 2. Marina Park — 31 3. Trevor Fox Memoriail Children's Park 0.1 mi 4
A commuter town 97% of working residents leave Irrigon for work Where Irrigon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
15% → Hermiston Hermiston 15%
11% → Boardman Boardman 11%
6% → Portland Portland 6%
4% → Umatilla Umatilla 4%
3% → Pendleton Pendleton 3%
2% → Richland Richland 2%
Irrigon · 3% stay
234 jobs based in Irrigon
3% of working residents work in town
11 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Irrigon?
Census LEHD 2023
1939 · Detail of barn in northern Oregon. Irrigon, Morrow County, Oregon · Library of Congress
Irrigon’s story
69 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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Irrigon is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States, on the Columbia River and U.S. Route 730. The city is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,011 at the 2020 census, up from 1,826 in 2010. Irrigon was incorporated on February 28, 1957.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Established 1957
Population 2,011
Area 1.4 sq mi
Elevation 299 ft
ZIP code 97844
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