Molalla is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,134 people and three associated neighborhoods, Molalla is the 55th largest community in Oregon. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Molalla, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Molalla, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Molalla’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Molalla does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $89,318.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.40% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Molalla, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.71 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Molalla does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Molalla who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.79% of the adults in Molalla have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Molalla in 2022 was $38,443, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,772 for a family of four. However, Molalla contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Molalla is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Molalla home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Molalla residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Molalla include Irish, German, English, Portuguese, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Molalla is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.