Hermiston city, OR

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 19,267 ( 2,522 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.3 square miles
Population density: 2325.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,998	41.51%	21.1%
Black:	245	1.27%	160.6%
Indian:	45	0.23%	66.7%
Asian:	158	0.82%	42.3%
2+ races:	755	3.92%	208.2%
Hispanic:	10,062	52.22%	71.9%

Total non-White:	11,269	58.49%	70.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2,140	-15.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,662	33.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
16,745
10,138	60.54%
94	0.56%
135	0.81%
274	1.64%
245	1.46%
5,852	34.95%
6,607	39.46%

2000
13,417
9,481	70.66%
114	0.85%
109	0.81%
273	2.03%
159	1.19%
3,281	24.45%
3,936	29.34%

1990
10,040
8,186	81.53%
68	0.68%
132	1.31%
182	1.81%
n/a
1,472	14.66%
1,854	18.47%

1980
9,408
8,634	91.77%
12	0.13%
28	0.30%
72	0.77%
n/a
662	7.04%
774	8.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

657	4.9
2,671	19.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,295	12.9
2,082	20.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

-448	-4.8
1,080	11.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Hermiston city, OR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.5
5,716	29.7%
13,551	70.3%
2,314	12.0%

6,551
2.90

4,542	69.3%
3,010	66.3%
633	13.9%
2,009	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
30.9
5,314	31.7%
11,431	68.3%
1,838	11.0%

6,050
2.74

4,184	69.2%
2,898	69.3%
634	15.2%
1,866	30.8%

2000
Number	Percent
31.7
4,018	29.9%
9,399	70.1%
1,462	10.9%

5,001
2.66

3,423	68.4%
2,500	73.0%
498	14.5%
1,578	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
3,110	31.0%
6,930	69.0%
1,298	12.9%

3,848
2.58

2,615	68.0%
1,978	75.6%
418	16.0%
1,233	32.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
2,978	31.7%
6,430	68.3%
966	10.3%

3,563
2.61

2,565	72.0%
2,177	84.9%
238	9.3%
998	28.0%

2022 Housing Data for Hermiston city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	163	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	294	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	225	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	315	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	266	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	258	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	170	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	258	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	406	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	591	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	664	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	903	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	719	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	578	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	507	7.7%
$200,000 or more	234	3.6%

Median Household Income	65,502
Per Capita Income	28,035

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	394	6.0%
Public Assistance	199	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,297	19.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,093	76.0%
Unemployed	181	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,274	79.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,109	20.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,290	2,792	60.6%
Non-Profit	103	427	19.4%
Self-Employed	201	88	69.6%

Local Government	200	463	30.2%
State Government	213	281	43.1%
Federal Government	182	12	93.8%

Total Private + Self	4,491	2,880	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	698	1,183	37.1%
Total	5,189	4,063	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	809	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,802	19.4%
Professional, Technical	1,271	13.7%
Service Occupations	1,556	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	649	7.0%
All others	3,845	41.4%

White Collar		41.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,502	16.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	930	10.0%
Manufacturing	898	9.7%
Health care and social assistance	887	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	876	9.4%
Educational services	708	7.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	647	7.0%
Construction	586	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	430	4.6%
Public administration	390	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	330	3.6%
Other services	320	3.4%
Finance and insurance	278	3.0%
Utilities	162	1.7%
Information	140	1.5%
Wholesale trade	113	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,631	44.80%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	119	0.62%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	421	2.19%
Costa Rican	18	0.09%
Guatemalan	212	1.10%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	191	0.99%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	115	0.60%
Argentinean	5	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	110	0.57%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	776	4.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	24	0.12%
Korean	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,724	54.0%
Spanish	7,900	43.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	108	0.6%
Other Indo-European	91	0.5%
Other	83	0.5%
Chinese	39	0.2%
Other Asian	30	0.2%
German, other Germanic	28	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	12	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,889	9.8%
English	1,178	6.1%
Irish	1,121	5.8%
American	569	3.0%
Norwegian	553	2.9%
Italian	339	1.8%
Scottish	280	1.5%
British	241	1.3%
Swedish	223	1.2%
French	195	1.0%
Other Subsaharan African	177	0.9%
Welsh	169	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	158	0.8%
Polish	148	0.8%
European	111	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,856	87.5%
Not a citizen	2,411	12.5%

Native	15,731	81.6%
Foreign-born	3,536	18.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,809	15.6%	1,181	10.2%	2,858	24.6%	3,839	33.1%	1,116	9.6%	799	6.9%
Average years of education: 11.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,809	15.6%
9-12 Years	1,181	10.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,858	24.6%
Some College	3,839	33.1%
Bach. Degree	1,116	9.6%
Grad Degree	799	6.9%
Average years of education: 11.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +782	D +71	D + 8.7%
D +853
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	45%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,714	57.6%	Joe Biden (D)	2,478	38.5%	251	3.9%	6,443	17	11	0.27%
2016	40%	Donald Trump (R)	2,932	56.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,625	31.1%	662	12.7%	5,219	17	10	0.26%

2020 President, Hermiston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,478

38.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,714

57.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

175

2.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

6,443

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Hermiston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,625

31.1%

Donald Trump (R)

2,932

56.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

336

6.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

104

2.0%

Other

222

4.3%

TOTAL

5,219

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hermiston city, OR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	43%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	3,455	55.4%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	2,535	40.7%	242 [+]	3.9%	6,232	16	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gary Dye (Libertarian) 157 (2.5%); Ibrahim Taher (Green) 80 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2018	G	33%	Knute Buehler (R)	2,504	55.8%	Kate Brown* (D)	1,610	35.9%	372 [+]	8.3%	4,486	12	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 151 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 125 (2.8%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 96 (2.1%);
2016	S3	38%	Mark Callahan (R)	2,255	44.9%	Ron Wyden* (D)	2,186	43.6%	578 [+]	11.5%	5,019	12	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 222 (4.4%); Steven Reynolds (I) 206 (4.1%); Other (Write-in) 150 (3.0%);
2016	G	37%	Bud Pierce (R)	2,255	46.4%	Kate Brown* (D)	2,186	45.0%	420 [+]	8.6%	4,861	3	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cliff Thomason (I) 200 (4.1%); James Foster (Libertarian) 133 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 87 (1.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,971
Median Value	$239,200

Occupied	6,551	94.0%
Vacant	420	6.0%

Owned	4,011	61.2%
Rented	2,540	38.8%
Median Rent	$961

Single-Family Units	4,255	61.0%
Detached	4,076	58.5%
Attached	179	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,104	15.8%
Mobile Homes	794	11.4%

Hermiston city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hermiston city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Hermiston city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hermiston city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hermiston city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hermiston city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Hermiston city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hermiston city, OR