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==Economy== The city has seen some industrial investment in recent years through [[Amazon Web Services|Amazon Web Service]]'s data centers; however, wages have stagnated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20180810/big-data-amazons-footprint-expands-in-eastern-oregon|title=Big data: Amazon's footprint expands in Eastern Oregon|website=East Oregonian}}</ref> The 2017 median household income in Umatilla of $38,796<ref name="American Fact Finder">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|website=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2018-08-31}}</ref> represented a decline of 7.3% from 2010, and has fallen well behind nearby [[Hermiston, Oregon|Hermiston]] at $50,694.<ref name="American Fact Finder"/> The local economy is heavily reliant on agriculture and supporting services.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minimum parcel size for viable adaptive farms in Umatilla County: an economic analysis|url=http://ruralstudies.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/pub/pdf/Adaptive_Farms_in_Umatilla_County_An_Economic_Analysis.pdf|publisher=Oregon State University Extension Service and Agricultural & Resource Economics Department - Rural Studies Program|access-date=August 17, 2011|date=November 2009|author=Sorte, Bruce|display-authors=etal}}</ref> As of 2001, the five largest employers in Umatilla were the Two Rivers Correctional Institution, [[JM Eagle|JM Manufacturing]] ([[polyvinyl chloride]] pipes), Gilroy Food (dehydrated onions), [[Boise Cascade]] (wood chips), and Oregon Rustic (pine furniture).<ref name="IFA">{{cite web|author=Infrastructure Finance Authority|title=Umatilla Community Profile|publisher=Business Oregon|year=2009|url=http://www.orinfrastructure.org/profiles/Umatilla/|access-date=2013-08-17}}</ref>
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