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Umatilla County Oregon Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Umatilla County OR was $826 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Umatilla County was $798 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Umatilla County median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Umatilla County rental vacancy rates, Umatilla County rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Umatilla County.

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Real Gross Rent in Umatilla County Oregon (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Oregon Median Gross Rent $1,185 +3.04% +11.48%
Umatilla County OR Median Gross Rent $826 +4.69% +15.04%

Umatilla County OR Real Gross Rent Trends

At $826, real median gross rent in Umatilla County was at its highest level in 2019 since the series began in 2005. Average gross rent for Umatilla County peaked in real terms in 2017 at $809 and is now $11 (1.36%) lower.

Real Gross Rent: Umatilla County OR Median, Umatilla County OR Average, Oregon Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Umatilla County

Date US
Median
Oregon
Median
Umatilla County OR
Median
Umatilla County OR
Average
2019 $1,097 $1,185 $826 $798
2018 $1,077 $1,150 $789 $738
2017 $1,043 $1,113 $765 $809
2016 $1,027 $1,063 $718 $711
2015 $1,017 $1,000 $702 $684
2014 $986 $976 $676 $666
2013 $953 $934 $731 $676
2012 $940 $917 $707 $701
2011 $941 $907 $692 $756
2010 $955 $912 $692 $706
2009 $960 $933 $653 $701

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Umatilla County Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2015 the rental vacancy rate for Umatilla County Oregon was 5.98% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Umatilla County Oregon

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Oregon 4.00% -0.35% +0.83%
Umatilla County OR

Trends in Umatilla County OR Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Umatilla County peaked in 2006 at 14.35%. Since then it has fallen by 8.37% to 5.98%. Data records for this series originated in 2005.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Umatilla County OR, Oregon, US

Rental vacancy rate in Oregon

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Umatilla County

Date US Oregon Umatilla County OR
2019 5.97% 4.00%
2018 6.15% 4.35%
2017 6.18% 3.80%
2016 5.89% 3.17%
2015 5.85% 3.64% 5.98%
2014 6.32% 3.57%
2013 6.49% 4.45%
2012 6.77% 4.75%
2011 7.40% 5.06%
2010 8.17% 5.60%
2009 8.43% 6.30%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Umatilla County, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Umatilla County, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 16.40% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Umatilla County Oregon Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Oregon 21.21% -0.17% +0.03%
Umatilla County OR 16.40% +0.04% -0.00%

Trends in Umatilla County OR Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Umatilla County household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2011 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 17.68%. Since then it has fallen by 1.28% to 16.40%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Umatilla County OR, Oregon, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Umatilla County Oregon

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Umatilla County Oregon

Date US Oregon Umatilla County OR
2019 20.03% 21.21% 16.40%
2018 20.50% 21.38% 16.36%
2017 20.13% 21.50% 17.03%
2016 20.43% 21.17% 16.41%
2015 20.63% 20.90% 16.06%
2014 20.89% 21.71% 17.30%
2013 20.78% 21.18% 17.17%
2012 20.65% 21.04% 16.24%
2011 20.70% 21.53% 17.68%
2010 20.50% 21.03% 16.84%
2009 20.12% 20.28% 13.80%

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Renter Fraction in Umatilla County Oregon

You can calculate the renter fraction in Umatilla County in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Umatilla County as a fraction of total Umatilla County households. In 2019 36.39% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Umatilla County Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Oregon 37.12% -0.39% -1.19%
Umatilla County OR 36.39% -4.73% +2.66%

Trends in the Umatilla County OR Renter Fraction

The Umatilla County household renter fraction peaked in in 2013 at 41.28% and is now 4.89% below that level. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: Umatilla County OR, Oregon, US

Fraction of renters in Umatilla County

History of Umatilla County Renter Fraction

Date US Oregon Umatilla County OR
2019 35.89% 37.12% 36.39%
2018 36.05% 37.51% 41.12%
2017 36.13% 37.20% 36.38%
2016 36.88% 38.31% 33.73%
2015 36.97% 38.91% 33.86%
2014 36.90% 39.28% 40.39%
2013 36.50% 39.17% 41.28%
2012 36.09% 38.44% 35.15%
2011 35.42% 39.22% 36.19%
2010 34.65% 37.45% 38.26%
2009 34.13% 36.95% 29.56%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.