Malheur County, Oregon

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Key figures

Statistic	Malheur County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,954	4,254,293	334,922,499	1424th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,519	$83,011	$80,734	2503rd of 3,221
Median Age	36.1	40.4	38.9	2868th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.2%	36.8%	35.7%	2787th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$248,900	$477,600	$332,700	901st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$821	$1,525	$1,413	1952nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.6%	11.9%	12.5%	828th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	5.4%	5.2%	1128th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.2	44.3	n/a	2966th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.4%	9.8%	14.1%	627th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1506th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.2%	63.3%	65.2%	2848th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.0	23.0	26.4	2723rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.7%	19.0%	15.1%	1889th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.9%	n/a	n/a	1481st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.1%	46.7%	46.9%	2368th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.1%	n/a	n/a	1425th 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 Malheur County, Oregon

Statistic	Malheur County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34.0%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.1	46.3	61.4

Age in Malheur County, Oregon

Statistic	Malheur County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	36.1	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Malheur County, Oregon

Statistic	Malheur County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	10,292	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.6%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.9%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.5%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.6%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Malheur County, Oregon

Statistic	Malheur County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,000	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.3%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.0%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.1%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.3%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Malheur County, Oregon

Statistic	Malheur County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	11,716	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.1%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.8%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.2%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.8%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.3%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,860	$3,876	n/a

Education in Malheur County, Oregon

Statistic	Malheur County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	16.3%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.6%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.9%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.7%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Malheur County, Oregon

Statistic	Malheur County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.4%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.0%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.1%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Malheur County, Oregon

Statistic	Malheur County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.5%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.0%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.9%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	19.8%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.0%	12.3%	16.7%

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