Harper vs Nyssa

A side-by-side comparison of Harper and Nyssa: population, income, housing, and more.

Harper and Nyssa are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nyssa has the higher population (3,220 vs 159 in Harper). Nyssa has the higher median household income ($51,944 vs $50,000 in Harper). Harper has the higher median home value ($173,400 vs $172,700 in Nyssa).

Population, income & housing

	Harper	Nyssa
Population	159	3,220
Median age	30.6 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$51,944
Median home value	$173,400	$172,700
Median gross rent	—	$820
Housing units	68	1,066
Homeownership rate	94.2%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harper	Nyssa
Population	135 → 159 (+17.8%)	3,163 → 3,220 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $50,000 (+5.3%)	$41,750 → $51,944 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$171,900 → $173,400 (+0.9%)	$102,600 → $172,700 (+68.3%)
Median gross rent	$460 → $488 (+6.1%)	$634 → $820 (+29.3%)

Harper

Population

135159

Median household income

$47,500$50,000

Median home value

$171,900$173,400

Median gross rent

$460$488

Nyssa

Population

3,1633,220

Median household income

$41,750$51,944

Median home value

$102,600$172,700

Median gross rent

$634$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harper	Nyssa
Under 5	11.3%	10.7%
5 to 17	31.4%	27.6%
18 to 24	3.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	6.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.1%	7.2%
65 to 74	5.7%	9.4%
75 and over	1.9%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harper	Nyssa
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	35.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	62.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harper	Nyssa
No high school diploma	0.0%	28.6%
High school graduate	40.0%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	54.1%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harper	Nyssa
Drove alone	63.8%	81.1%
Carpooled	8.6%	4.4%
Public transit	8.6%	1.0%
Walked	10.3%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harper	Nyssa
1-unit, detached	73.5%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	26.5%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Harper	Nyssa
Poverty rate	1.9%	15.4%
Average household size	3.06	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	40	25
Median year structure built	1966	1966