Malheur County, OR

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2022 Population

31,538

0.719% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

35.9

0.279% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

18.9%

2.83% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$48,371

0.971% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$187,500

15.7% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

11,624

1.58% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Malheur County, OR had a population of 31.5k people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $48,371. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Malheur County, OR grew from 31,313 to 31,538, a 0.719% increase and its median household income grew from $47,906 to $48,371, a 0.971% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Malheur County, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (59.7%), White (Hispanic) (17.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.5%), Other (Hispanic) (5.89%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.32%).

None of the households in Malheur 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.

92.8% of the residents in Malheur County, OR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Malheur County, OR are Treasure Valley Community College (389 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Malheur County, OR was $187,500, and the homeownership rate was 58.6%.

Most people in Malheur County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Malheur County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Malheur County, OR borders Canyon County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Payette County, ID, Washington County, ID, Humboldt County, NV, Baker County, OR, Grant County, OR, and Harney County, OR.

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Population & Diversity

Malheur County, OR is home to a population of 31.5k people, from which 92.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 9.8% of Malheur County, OR residents were born outside of the country (3.09k people).

In 2022, there were 3.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.8k people) in Malheur County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.4k White (Hispanic) and 3.3k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%

2022 Citizenship

92.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 92.8% of Malheur County, OR residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Malheur County, OR was 92.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Malheur County, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.8k ± 25
White (Hispanic)
5.4k ± 595
Two+ (Hispanic)
3.3k ± 635

35%

Hispanic Population

11k people

35% of the people in Malheur County, OR are hispanic (11k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Malheur 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
143,534 ± 9,142 people
Vietnam
22,912 ± 3,706 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

9.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.09k people

9.8%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.07k people

As of 2022, 9.8% of Malheur County, OR residents (3.09k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Malheur County, OR was 9.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
581 ± 143
Gulf War (2001-)
336 ± 102
Gulf War (1990s)
306 ± 98

Malheur County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Malheur County, OR employs 11.6k people. The largest industries in Malheur County, OR are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,895 people), Manufacturing (1,381 people), and Retail Trade (1,355 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($55,338), Utilities ($53,214), and Public Administration ($53,187).

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.

Employment

Occupations

11.6k

2022 Value

± 755

1.58%

1 Year growth

± 8.86%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Malheur County, OR grew at a rate of 1.58%, from 11.4k employees to 11.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Malheur County, OR, are Production Occupations (1,228 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (1,149 people), and Management Occupations (1,092 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Malheur County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.6k

2022 Value

± 755

1.58%

1 Year growth

± 8.86%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Malheur County, OR grew at a rate of 1.58%, from 11.4k employees to 11.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Malheur County, OR, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,895 people), Manufacturing (1,381 people), and Retail Trade (1,355 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Malheur County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Malheur County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,617

Median earning men ± $5,665

$30,261

Median earning women ± $1,847

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($54,247), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,559), and Construction ($44,787).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($102,614), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,643), and Public Administration ($48,333).

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

60
Other Services (except Public Administration)
41
Health Care and Social Assistance
38
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$79.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$77.9k
Retail Trade
$48.5k
Manufacturing

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Malheur County, OR went to Donald J. Trump with 69.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.87%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (69.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.87%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Malheur County, OR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

In 2022, universities in Malheur County, OR awarded 389 degrees. The student population of Malheur County, OR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 600 male students and 729 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Malheur County, OR are White (242 and 62.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (106 and 27.5%), Unknown (21 and 5.44%), and Two or More Races (7 and 1.81%).

The largest universities in Malheur County, OR by number of degrees awarded are Treasure Valley Community College (389 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Malheur County, OR are Liberal Arts & Sciences (113 and 29%), Welding Technology (53 and 13.6%), and Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew (53 and 13.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,329 students enrolled in Malheur County, OR, 45.1% men and 54.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 727 records, of which 54.2% were women and 45.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
113 degrees awarded
Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew
16 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
12 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Malheur County, OR was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 113 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Malheur County, OR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Treasure Valley Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

389 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Treasure Valley Community College with 389 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 193 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Malheur County, OR, which is 0.985 times less than the 196 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 242 degrees mean that there were 2.28 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 106 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,684) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($966) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,359) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Malheur County, OR was $187,500 in 2022, which is 0.665 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $162,100 to $187,500, a 15.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Malheur County, OR is 58.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Malheur County, OR have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Malheur County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Malheur County, OR is $48,371. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Malheur County, OR was Census Tract 9702 with a value of $60,444, followed by Census Tract 9706 and Census Tract 9709, with respective values of $58,458 and $56,397.

In 2023, 17.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Malheur County, OR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.397%.

Housing

Property

$187,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$13,267

$5,828

Median Property Taxes

±$452

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

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

Rent vs Own

58.6%

Homeownership

2022

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 58.6% of the housing units in Malheur County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9702
Census Tract 9706
Census Tract 9709

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Malheur County, OR was Census Tract 9702 with a value of $60,444, followed by Census Tract 9706 and Census Tract 9709, with respective values of $58,458 and $56,397.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Malheur County, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$48,371

Median Household Income

± $5,255

9.95k

Number of Households

± 628

In 2022, the median household income of the 9.95k households in Malheur County, OR grew to $48,371 from the previous year's value of $47,906.

The following chart displays the households in Malheur 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 Malheur County, 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 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (75.5%)
Carpooled (9.37%)
Worked At Home (7.71%)

In 2022, 75.5% of workers in Malheur County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.37%) and those who worked at home (7.71%).

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

18.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Malheur County, OR have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.37% of the workforce in Malheur County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Malheur 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 Malheur County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Malheur County, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 17.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Malheur County, OR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.397%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

18.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Malheur County, OR (5.28k out of 27.9k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Malheur County, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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 2023, 24.4% of the children was living in poverty in Malheur County, OR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 10.5%.

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.

Health

89.7% of the population of Malheur County, OR has health coverage, with 31.6% on employee plans, 32% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Malheur County, OR see 3443 patients per year on average, which represents a 21.2% decrease from the previous year (4367 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1321 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 190 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,443 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Malheur County, OR

Primary care physicians in Malheur County, OR see an average of 3,443 patients per year. This represents a 21.2% decrease from the previous year (4,367 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.6% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 32.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.3%

Uninsured

31.6%

Employer Coverage

32%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

1.65%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Malheur County, OR declined by 2.5% from 10.6% to 10.3%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 44.1 in Malheur County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Malheur County, OR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.6% in Malheur County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Malheur County, OR.