Gilliam County, OR

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2024 Population

1,971

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

50.1

0.398% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.3%

20.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,917

4.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$189,300

19.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

800

5.66% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Gilliam County, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Gilliam County, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Gilliam County, OR was $189,300, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Gilliam County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Gilliam County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Gilliam County, OR borders Morrow County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, and Klickitat County, WA.

United States Oregon

Population & Diversity

Gilliam County, OR is home to a population of 1.97k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.01% of Gilliam County, OR residents were born outside of the country (79 people).

In 2024, there were 9.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.58k people) in Gilliam County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 160 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 120 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Gilliam County, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gilliam County, OR was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gilliam County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gilliam County, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.58k ± 149
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
160 ± 104
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
120 ± 50

9.44%

Hispanic Population

186 people

9.44% of the people in Gilliam County, OR are hispanic (186 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gilliam County, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
141,836 ± 9,090 people
Vietnam
22,252 ± 3,653 people
China
21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

Foreign-Born Population

4.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

79 people

2.95%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

59 people

As of 2024, 4.01% of Gilliam County, OR residents (79 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gilliam County, OR was 2.95%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gilliam County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
110 ± 54
Gulf War (2001-)
66 ± 42
Korea
13 ± 21

Gilliam County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gilliam County, OR.

Economy

The economy of Gilliam County, OR employs 800 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gilliam County, OR were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (163 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (108 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (83 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($118,125), Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,583), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,500).

Employment

Occupations

800

2024 Value

± 146

−5.66%

1 Year decline

± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilliam County, OR declined at a rate of −5.66%, from 848 employees to 800 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gilliam County, OR, are Management Occupations (134 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (76 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (69 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gilliam County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

800

2024 Value

± 146

−5.66%

1 Year decline

± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilliam County, OR declined at a rate of −5.66%, from 848 employees to 800 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gilliam County, OR, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (163 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (108 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (83 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gilliam County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Gilliam County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,292

Median earning men ± $14,904

$47,422

Median earning women ± $16,986

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,365), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,292), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,265), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,936), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,917).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

9
Retail Trade
5
Other Services (except Public Administration)
5
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$15.6k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$2.64k
Utilities
$2.29k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Gilliam County, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (55.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gilliam County, OR was $189,300 in 2024, which is 0.569 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $158,400 to $189,300, a 19.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Gilliam County, OR is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gilliam County, OR have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gilliam County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gilliam County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.66%.

Housing

Property

$189,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$54,196

$648

Median Property Taxes

±$116

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gilliam County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gilliam County, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.1%

Homeownership

2024

57.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.1% of the housing units in Gilliam County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gilliam County, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,917

Median Household Income

± $11,858

875

Number of Households

± 133

In 2024, the median household income of the 875 households in Gilliam County, OR grew to $66,917 from the previous year's value of $64,219.

The following chart displays the households in Gilliam County, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gilliam County, OR is from Oregon.

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Walked (9.89%)
Carpooled (8.64%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in Gilliam County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (9.89%) and those who carpooled to work (8.64%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gilliam County, OR have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.23% of the workforce in Gilliam County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gilliam County, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gilliam County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gilliam County, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gilliam County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.66%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

15.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gilliam County, OR (295 out of 1.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gilliam County, OR is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 15.1% of the children was living in poverty in Gilliam County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2018, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 16.9 in Gilliam County, OR. From 2014 to 2018, the indicator declined 19.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.4% of the population of Gilliam County, OR has health coverage, with 33.8% on employee plans, 23.9% on Medicaid, 21% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 0.465% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gilliam County, OR see 2,005 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,005 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 675 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.1% were men and 45.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,005 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gilliam County, OR

Primary care physicians in Gilliam County, OR see an average of 2,005 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,005 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Gilliam County, OR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 12.6% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.1% were men and 45.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.63%

Uninsured

33.8%

Employer Coverage

23.9%

Medicaid

21%

Medicare

15.2%

Non-Group

0.465%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gilliam County, OR declined by 3.41% from 5.83% to 5.63%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gilliam County, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.