Malheur County, OR Demographic Data
Malheur County, OR Summary
Malheur County is located in Oregon
- Population: 30,903
- Area: 9,929.70 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9,887.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 42.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3.11 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,138.78 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Malheur County, OR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,836
45%
50.8
Male
16,638
55%
49.2
Total Population
30,474
323,128,000
Malheur County, OR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,122
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,191
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,052
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,962
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,310
7.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,089
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,713
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,589
11.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,684
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,908
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,711
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,429
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
714
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,848
75.0%
77.2
Female
10,039
43.9%
51.3
Male
12,809
56.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,645
71.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,838
19.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,854
15.9%
15.2
Female
2,495
51.4%
55.8
Male
2,359
48.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Malheur County, OR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
29,469
96.7%
96.8
White
26,603
87.3%
72.6
Black or African American
348
1.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
257
0.8%
0.8
Asian
479
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
54
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
33
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
305
1.0%
0.2
Korean
31
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
28
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
28
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
21
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
16
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,761
5.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,005
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
10,015
32.9%
17.8
Mexican
9,299
30.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
78
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
53
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
585
1.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
20,459
67.1%
82.2
Malheur County, OR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,990
10.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,948
9.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,961
30.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,659
28.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,646
8.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,859
9.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
774
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,938
19.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,899
80.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,633
13.3%
31.2
Malheur County, OR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,604
31.5%
33.7%
Now Married
10,949
45.4%
47.5
Divorced
3,445
14.3%
11.0%
Separated
603
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,508
6.3
5.8%
Malheur County, OR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,353
75.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,999
24.7%
21.6%
Spanish
6,575
23.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
122
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
247
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
55
0.2%
1.1%
Malheur County, OR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,233
12.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
974
9.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,480
14.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,504
14.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,098
10.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,172
21.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
827
8.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
681
6.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
144
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
181
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
34,720
57,617
Per capita income
17,150
31,128
Malheur County, OR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,643
15.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,210
11.3%
9.8
Construction
572
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,972
18.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
314
2.9%
6.6
Information
157
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,131
10.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
402
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
572
5.3%
11.4
Public administration
782
7.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,079
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
408
3.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
480
4.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,631
15.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,973
27.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,793
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,926
18.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,399
22.4%
18.1%
Malheur County, OR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,483
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,828
74.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,188
11.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
27
0.3%
5.1
Walked
555
5.3%
2.7
Other means
214
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
671
6.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.8
26.6
Malheur County, OR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
923
9.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,899
28.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,756
36.5%
37.1
3 or more
2,716
26.4%
21.0
Malheur County, OR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,294
88.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,100
59.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,194
40.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,346
11.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Malheur County, OR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,640
1 room
410
3.5%
2.4
2 rooms
368
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
891
7.7%
9.1
4 rooms
2,205
18.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,837
24.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,768
15.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,267
10.9%
12.0
8 rooms
806
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,088
9.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Malheur County, OR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,640
1-unit, detached
7,429
63.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
210
1.8%
5.9
2-units
659
5.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
336
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
288
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
253
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
442
3.8%
9.0
Mobile home
2,011
17.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
12
0.1%
0.1
Malheur County, OR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,403
12.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,304
11.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,159
10.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,058
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,629
22.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,477
12.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,546
13.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
942
8.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
118
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.0%
1.4%
Malheur County, OR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,789
27.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
355
3.4%
4.7
Electricity
5,508
53.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
563
5.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
929
9.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
132
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.2%
1.1
Malheur County, OR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,266
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
35
1.1%
10.3%
Less than $500
75
2.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
97
3.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
214
6.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
502
15.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,133
34.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,210
37.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,313
40.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
497
15.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
365
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
208
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
865
26.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%
Malheur County, OR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,640
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
10
0.3%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
17
0.5%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
34
0.9%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
141
3.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,005
27.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,433
66.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
554
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
637
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
531
14.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
318
8.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
248
7.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
345
9.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
294
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,828
51.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
630
0.0%
0.0%
Malheur County, OR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,100
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
900
14.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,381
22.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,275
20.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,018
16.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
824
13.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
481
7.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
178
2.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
43
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
123,400
205,000
