Harney County, Oregon

Interactive maps and statistics for Harney County, Oregon: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Oregon and the United States.

Harney County, Oregon is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Harney County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,499	4,254,293	334,922,499	2694th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,208	$83,011	$80,734	2466th of 3,221
Median Age	45.9	40.4	38.9	616th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.3%	36.8%	35.7%	2306th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$242,100	$477,600	$332,700	957th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$684	$1,525	$1,413	2814th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.7%	11.9%	12.5%	1542nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	5.4%	5.2%	2125th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.7	44.3	n/a	3184th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	9.8%	14.1%	1873rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1426th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.4%	63.3%	65.2%	2543rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.0	23.0	26.4	3129th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.6%	19.0%	15.1%	692nd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.8%	n/a	n/a	2242nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.0%	46.7%	46.9%	1039th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.6%	n/a	n/a	1921st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Harney County, Oregon

Statistic	Harney County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.6%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.8	46.3	61.4

Age in Harney County, Oregon

Statistic	Harney County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	45.9	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	18.5%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.4%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Harney County, Oregon

Statistic	Harney County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	3,129	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.7%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.2%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.7%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.1%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Harney County, Oregon

Statistic	Harney County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,321	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.1%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.1%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.5%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.7%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.3%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.1%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Harney County, Oregon

Statistic	Harney County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	3,732	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.3%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.9%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.2%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.6%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.6%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,943	$3,876	n/a

Education in Harney County, Oregon

Statistic	Harney County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	9.4%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.2%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.9%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Harney County, Oregon

Statistic	Harney County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.4%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.1%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	68.9%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.8%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Harney County, Oregon

Statistic	Harney County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.1%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.3%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	12.3%	16.7%

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