Gates, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Gates is a Census city of 452 people across 0.65 square miles of land, lying across Marion County and Linn County. Median household income is $65,670, 84.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $75,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gates
What Gates is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.65 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land700 plus or minus 183
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarion County, 93.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inMarion County 93.5 percent, Linn County 6.5 percent
Gates crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gates
How many people live in Gates
- Population452 plus or minus 118
- Median age57.2
- Population under 1869 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1815.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Population 65 and over107 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over23.7 percent
- Households213 plus or minus 53
- Family households134 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families62.9 percent plus or minus 13.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gates
Income and work in Gates
- Median household income$65,670
- Per capita income$36,539
- Civilian labor force220 plus or minus 80
- Employed211 plus or minus 79
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over372 plus or minus 92
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent plus or minus 28.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gates
Housing in Gates
- Housing units221 plus or minus 55
- Occupied units213 plus or minus 53
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied179 plus or minus 48
- Renter occupied34 plus or minus 21
- Ownership rate84.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$349,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,152
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent
- Single family units102 plus or minus 46
- Share single family46.2 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more5.0 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes100 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gates
How Gates gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute184 plus or minus 74
- Commuting under 15 minutes50 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.2 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more109 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.2 percent plus or minus 32.5
- Drove alone69.2 percent plus or minus 35.7
- Carpooled11.1 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.7 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gates
SBA loans in Gates (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$75,000
- Average approval$37,500
- Median approval$37,500
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval8.5
- 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 NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gates, 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.
Gates
Flood risk in Gates
- NFIP communityCity of Gates
- NFIP community number410159
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/00
The City of Gates participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410159 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.
Marion County, not Gates
Marion County context, not Gates figures
- Establishments in Marion County9,176
- Covered employment, Marion County171,271
- Average annual pay, Marion County$62,787
- Housing units permitted, Marion County1,682
Every figure in this section is published for Marion County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gates.
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.
Coverage
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
Gates questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gates, Oregon?
452, in 213 households. Gates city covers 0.65 square miles of land, which is 700 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gates in?
Gates lies in more than one. By area it is 93.5 percent in Marion County, 6.5 percent in Linn County. This page sits under Marion County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Gates?
$65,670. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $349,200. Median gross rent is $1,152 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gates businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $75,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $37,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gates, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gates borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gates. 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 Gates in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gates appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gates, city of, community 410159, 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 Gates figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marion 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 Gates.
Is zoning published for Gates?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.