What is the population of Hermiston city?

Hermiston city has 19,406 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #36 of 426 in Oregon.

What is the median household income in Hermiston city?

Median household income in Hermiston city is $67,128 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hermiston city?

Median gross rent is $1,009 a month and the median home value is $244,700, so rent absorbs about 18% of median household income.

Is Hermiston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hermiston city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Hermiston, OR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hermiston, Oregon (Hermiston, OR — Census place “Hermiston city”) is 19,406 residents, ranking #36 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $67,128, the median home is worth $244,700 and median gross rent runs $1,009 a month. Looking for the Hermiston Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hermiston, OR: 97838.

Population: 19,406Hermiston city residents
Median household income: $67,128Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $244,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,009Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 31.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.2%Owner-occupied households

Hermiston ZIP codes (Oregon)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hermiston.

The Hermiston OR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

97838

What the numbers mean in Hermiston city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hermiston city median would spend about 18% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.3% of residents and 64.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Hermiston city, OR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hermiston city is a mid-size town in Oregon, with 19,406 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #36 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 31.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Hermiston city earn a median of $67,128 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% below the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hermiston city is valued at $244,700, 19.3% below the national figure and 35% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,009 a month, 28.2% below the national figure, or roughly $12,108 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Hermiston city?: Hermiston city has 19,406 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #36 of 426 in Oregon.
What is the median household income in Hermiston city?: Median household income in Hermiston city is $67,128 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hermiston city?: Median gross rent is $1,009 a month and the median home value is $244,700, so rent absorbs about 18% of median household income.
Is Hermiston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hermiston city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hermiston city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.