Rufus, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Rufus is a Census city of 212 people across 1.18 square miles of land, in Sherman County. Median household income is $39,306, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $300,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rufus
What Rufus is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.18 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land179 plus or minus 57
- County holding the largest share of its areaSherman 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 Rufus
- Population212 plus or minus 67
- Median age48.0 plus or minus 15.0
- Population under 1843 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Population 65 and over59 plus or minus 23
- Share 65 and over27.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households123 plus or minus 28
- Family households48 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families39.0 percent plus or minus 15.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rufus
- Median household income$39,306 plus or minus $14,093
- Per capita income$31,263 plus or minus $9,309
- Civilian labor force72 plus or minus 30
- Employed72 plus or minus 30
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over152 plus or minus 39
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.6 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rufus
- Housing units151
- Occupied units123 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate18.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Owner occupied89 plus or minus 25
- Renter occupied34 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate72.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$182,800 plus or minus $47,607
- Median gross rent, monthly$800
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.4 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Single family units54 plus or minus 19
- Share single family35.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more4.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes73 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rufus gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute71 plus or minus 30
- Commuting under 15 minutes48 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.5 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport5.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Walked14.1 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Rufus (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$300,000
- Average approval$300,000
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$300,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rufus, 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 Rufus
- NFIP communityCity of Rufus
- NFIP community number410194
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/24/84(M)
The City of Rufus participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410194 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.
Sherman County, not Rufus
Sherman County context, not Rufus figures
- Establishments in Sherman County63
- Covered employment, Sherman County965
- Average annual pay, Sherman County$65,115
Every figure in this section is published for Sherman County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rufus.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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
Rufus questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rufus, Oregon?
212, in 123 households. Rufus city covers 1.18 square miles of land, which is 179 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rufus in?
Sherman 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 Rufus?
$39,306. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $182,800. Median gross rent is $800 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rufus businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $300,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $300,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rufus, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rufus borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rufus. 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 Rufus in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rufus appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rufus, city of, community 410194, 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 Rufus figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sherman 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 Rufus.
Is zoning published for Rufus?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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