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Riddle, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Riddle is a Census city of 955 people across 0.63 square miles of land, in Douglas County. Median household income is $66,761, 61.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riddle
What Riddle is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,505 plus or minus 358
- County holding the largest share of its areaDouglas County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Riddle
- Population955 plus or minus 227
- Median age43.9 plus or minus 9.4
- Population under 18253 plus or minus 86
- Share under 1826.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over145 plus or minus 59
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households403 plus or minus 112
- Family households263 plus or minus 82
- Share of households that are families65.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Riddle
- Median household income$66,761
- Per capita income$30,793 plus or minus $6,334
- Civilian labor force413 plus or minus 130
- Employed388 plus or minus 131
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over646 plus or minus 156
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.1 percent plus or minus 29.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riddle
- Housing units421 plus or minus 114
- Occupied units403 plus or minus 112
- Vacant units18 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied247 plus or minus 85
- Renter occupied156 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate61.3 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$228,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$858
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units302 plus or minus 100
- Share single family71.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more60 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more14.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Riddle gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute353 plus or minus 127
- Commuting under 15 minutes152 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.1 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more118 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.4 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Drove alone67.5 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Carpooled22.9 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Riddle (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$10,000
- Average approval$10,000
- Median approval$10,000
- Largest approval$10,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riddle, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Riddle
- NFIP communityCity of Riddle
- NFIP community number410066
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/10
The City of Riddle participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410066 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Douglas County, not Riddle
Douglas County context, not Riddle figures
- Establishments in Douglas County2,659
- Covered employment, Douglas County38,573
- Average annual pay, Douglas County$54,000
- Housing units permitted, Douglas County190
Every figure in this section is published for Douglas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Riddle.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Riddle questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Riddle, Oregon?
955, in 403 households. Riddle city covers 0.63 square miles of land, which is 1,505 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Riddle in?
Douglas County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Riddle?
$66,761. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,600. Median gross rent is $858 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Riddle businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $10,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $10,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riddle, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Riddle borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Riddle. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Riddle in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Riddle appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riddle, city of, community 410066, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Riddle figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Douglas County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Riddle.
Is zoning published for Riddle?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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