Harper, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

219

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.4

12.4% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.48%

190% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$48,750

2.5% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$215,400

Economy

The economy of Harper, OR employs 81 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Harper, OR were Retail Trade (23 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (15 people), and Educational Services (14 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,125), Educational Services ($45,357), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($45,313).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 83

35%

1 Year growth

± 125%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harper, OR grew at a rate of 35%, from 60 employees to 81 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harper, OR, are Health Technologists & Technicians (13 people), Sales & Related Occupations (11 people), and Management Occupations (10 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harper, 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

2024 Value

± 83

35%

1 Year growth

± 125%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harper, OR grew at a rate of 35%, from 60 employees to 81 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harper, OR, are Retail Trade (23 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (15 people), and Educational Services (14 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harper, OR, though some of these residents may live in Harper, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,896

Median earning men ± $11,900

$24,250

Median earning women ± $10,935

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,375) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,357).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,000) and Retail Trade ($18,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Harper, OR was $215,400 in 2024, which is 0.647 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $173,400 to $215,400, a 24.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Harper, OR is 82.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harper, OR have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harper, OR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$215,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$73,907

$66

Median Property Taxes

±$37

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 Harper, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

82.5%

Homeownership

2024

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.5% of the housing units in Harper, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Harper, 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.

$48,750

Median Household Income

± $16,003

Number of Households

± 32

In 2024, the median household income of the 80 households in Harper, OR declined from $48,750 from the previous year's value of $50,000.

The following chart displays the households in Harper, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (77.5%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Public Transit (5%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Harper, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5%).

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

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harper, OR have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.63% of the workforce in Harper, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Harper, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harper, OR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harper, OR (12 out of 219 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harper, OR is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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