Hermiston, OR

Census Place

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2023 Population
19,406
0.721% 1-year growth
US Senator
N/ARon Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/AJeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2023 Poverty Rate
9.33%
16.3% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$67,128
2.48% 1-year growth

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None of the households in Hermiston, 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.

87.6% of the residents in Hermiston, OR are U.S. citizens.

Population & Diversity

Hermiston, OR is home to a population of 19.4k people, from which 87.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Hermiston, OR residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Hermiston, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

87.6%
2023 Citizenship
87.5%
2022 Citizenship

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    143,534 ± 9,142 people
  2. Vietnam
    22,912 ± 3,706 people
  3. China
    22,028 ± 3,634 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 143,534 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,912 and China with 22,028.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    341 ± 135
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    123 ± 80
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    82 ± 90

Hermiston, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.77 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hermiston, OR employs N/A people. The largest industries in Hermiston, OR are Retail Trade (1,369 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,007 people), and Manufacturing (962 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($67,703), Public Administration ($60,563), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,643).

Males in Oregon have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,064. The income inequality in Oregon (measured using the Gini index) is 0.463, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hermiston, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,260 people), Transportation Occupations (770 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (759 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hermiston, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hermiston, OR, are Retail Trade (1,369 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,007 people), and Manufacturing (962 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hermiston, OR, though some of these residents may live in Hermiston, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,533
Median earning men ± $6,233
$35,565
Median earning women ± $3,649

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,218), Public Administration ($66,023), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,940).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($50,455), Manufacturing ($47,542), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,766).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Civics

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.

US Senators from Oregon

N/ARon Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
N/AJeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
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.

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US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

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Housing & Living

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Hermiston, OR colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,128
Median Household Income
± $7,531
6.62k
Number of Households
± 687

The following chart displays the households in Hermiston, 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 N/A range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hermiston, OR is from Oregon.
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.462
2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 1. 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (81%)
  2. Carpooled (13%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.76%)

In 2023, 81% of workers in Hermiston, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13%) and those who worked at home (1.76%).

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.

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Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hermiston, OR have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.28% of the workforce in Hermiston, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

9.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hermiston, OR (1.79k out of 19.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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.

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Health

91.5% of the population of Hermiston, OR has health coverage, with 48.7% on employee plans, 24.7% on Medicaid, 7.5% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 0.483% on military or VA plans.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.8% under 18 years, 24.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

8.47%
Uninsured
48.7%
Employer Coverage
24.7%
Medicaid
7.5%
Medicare
10.2%
Non-Group
0.483%
Military or VA

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

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