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Donald, Oregon

Donald, city, in Marion County, Oregon. Donald had 1,008 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.5% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,009 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,133 (±267). GEOID 4120100.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,008

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,009 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,133 ±267

Median household income

$80,729

±$15,644 (90% margin)
Oregon: $83,011

Median home value

$351,500

±$65,788 (90% margin)
Oregon: $477,600

Median gross rent

$1,636

±$632 (90% margin)
Oregon: $1,525

Where is Donald and what county is it in?

Donald is a city in Marion County, Oregon. It covers 0.4 square miles of land, 2,662 residents per square mile in 2020.

Donald is in the Salem, OR metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 2 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Donald (marked with a dot) in Marion County, Oregon. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Donald, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,008 people lived in Donald on July 1, 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, in line with Oregon (+0.9%). The 2020 Census counted 1,009 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,133 (±267).

  • July 2020→2021 +5 (1,009)
  • 2021→2022 −6 (1,003)
  • 2022→2023 −2 (1,001)
  • 2023→2024 +4 (1,005)
  • 2024→2025 +3 (1,008)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure DonaldMarion CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
Total population 1,133 ±267 349,244 4,254,293 no clear change
Households 401 ±85 126,870 1,718,422 no clear change
Average household size 2.83 ±0.30 2.66 2.42 no clear change
Housing units 409 ±83 132,295 1,857,992 no clear change

Donald's population since 2000

From 608 in 2000 to 1,008 in 2025: up 65.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Donald as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 608
  • 2005 (estimate) 801
  • 2010 Census 979
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,004
  • 2020 Census 1,009
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,008

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Donald?

The median resident of Donald is 38.9 years old; 20.7% are under 18 and 15.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 66.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 27.5%. 11.8% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure DonaldMarion CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
Median age 38.9 ±8.1 37.5 40.4 no clear change
Under 18 years 20.7% ±6.4 pts 23.5% 19.9% –
65 years and over 15.2% ±5.7 pts 16.7% 19.1% –
Male 53.7% ±5.2 pts 50.2% 49.9% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 27.5% ±9.8 pts 29.0% 14.7% no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic 66.0% ±9.8 pts 60.7% 71.4% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.5 pts 1.2% 1.8% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.9% ±2.6 pts 2.0% 4.4% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.1% ±0.3 pts 0.5% 0.6% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.5 pts 1.1% 0.4% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.4% ±3.5 pts 5.1% 6.1% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.5 pts 0.5% 0.6% –
Born outside the United States 11.8% ±6.5 pts 13.7% 9.8% no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 16.3% ±8.1 pts 25.6% 15.2% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 9.6% ±4.2 pts 7.3% 7.2% –
With a disability 15.7% ±6.1 pts 15.8% 15.5% –
No health insurance coverage 13.2% ±8.6 pts 8.6% 5.9% no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 90.4% ±5.2 pts 86.1% 91.8% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 13.6% ±5.4 pts 26.0% 36.8% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 7.1% ±4.0 pts 9.1% 14.1% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 87.2% ±8.9 pts 87.0% 86.0% –
Moved from another state in the past year 5.0% ±7.4 pts 1.9% 3.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Donald earn?

Half of Donald's 401 households earn less than $80,729 a year (±$15,644), against $77,351 in Marion County and $83,011 in Oregon. In 2015-2019 it was $88,566 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure DonaldMarion CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $80,729 ±$15,644 $77,351 $83,011 no clear change
Mean household income $95,756 ±$14,311 $100,449 $111,542 –
Per capita income $34,954 ±$5,510 $37,306 $45,612 no clear change
People below the poverty line 7.7% ±5.4 pts 13.0% 11.9% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 10.2% ±14.9 pts 16.8% 13.2% –
Households receiving SNAP 7.2% ±5.2 pts 19.7% 16.0% –
Households with a computer 100.0% ±9.5 pts 96.1% 96.6% –
Households with a broadband subscription 98.5% ±1.6 pts 91.6% 92.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Donald?

Owners occupy 85.8% of Donald's occupied homes and renters 14.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $351,500 by its owner (±$65,788). The median renter pays $1,636 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure DonaldMarion CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $351,500 ±$65,788 $416,400 $477,600 +$127,514
Median gross rent $1,636 ±$632 $1,414 $1,525 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 28.0% ±31.2 pts 44.2% 43.1% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,686 ±$96 $1,959 $2,157 –
Owner-occupied homes 85.8% ±9.1 pts 62.3% 63.3% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 14.2% ±9.1 pts 37.7% 36.7% –
Housing units 409 ±83 132,295 1,857,992 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±11.0 pts 0.4% 0.7% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±43.6 pts 4.4% 4.2% –
Single-family detached homes 60.6% ±13.8 pts 62.7% 62.7% –
Mobile homes 37.4% ±14.3 pts 7.4% 7.1% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±9.3 pts 2.6% 2.1% –
Built 2010 to 2019 9.5% ±5.8 pts 7.8% 9.7% –
Built 1939 or earlier 3.4% ±3.6 pts 8.0% 10.7% –
Households with no vehicle 2.0% ±2.9 pts 6.2% 7.1% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Donald work and get to work?

75.0% of Donald's workers drive alone and 10.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 24.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure DonaldMarion CountyOregon Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 67.6% ±7.5 pts 62.0% 62.3% –
Unemployment rate 11.7% ±13.4 pts 5.3% 5.4% –
Drove alone to work 75.0% ±9.9 pts 70.0% 64.5% –
Carpooled 8.2% ±4.2 pts 11.6% 8.5% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±7.2 pts 1.3% 2.2% –
Walked 5.0% ±5.0 pts 2.5% 3.3% –
Worked from home 10.5% ±6.5 pts 12.7% 19.0% –
Mean travel time to work 24.8 min ±3.4 24.1 min 23.0 min −6.4 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Donald?

No census tract lies mostly in Donald; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Donald, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Donald
Tract 102.01Marion County2,890 $70,769 $435,40024%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Donald) · Census block assignment files

How does Donald compare with other places in Oregon?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Donald is the 10,222nd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 165th-most populous of 240 in Oregon.

Donald ranks 104th of 223 places in Oregon with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Donald's rank in Oregon (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate165th240
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)78th162
Residents per square mile82nd224
Median household income104th223
Per capita income143rd224
Median home value148th224
Median gross rent52nd207
Bachelor's degree or higher192nd219
Median age135th224
Owner-occupied share37th224
Work from home125th169
Travel time to work87th221

Donald's figures with every place in Oregon (CSV)

Every place in Oregon, sortable · Compare Donald with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Donald?

19 of the 57 figures for Donald on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Donald are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Donald.