Heppner vs Ione

A side-by-side comparison of Heppner and Ione: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Heppner has the higher population (1,420 vs 372 in Ione). Ione has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $49,564 in Heppner). Heppner has the higher median home value ($194,600 vs $85,600 in Ione).

Population, income & housing

	Heppner	Ione
Population	1,420	372
Median age	37.6 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,564	$62,500
Median home value	$194,600	$85,600
Median gross rent	$737	$1,125
Housing units	622	180
Homeownership rate	55.1%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heppner	Ione
Population	1,110 → 1,420 (+27.9%)	372 → 372 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$51,042 → $49,564 (-2.9%)	$53,846 → $62,500 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$106,700 → $194,600 (+82.4%)	$102,300 → $85,600 (-16.3%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $737 (+38.8%)	$967 → $1,125 (+16.3%)

Heppner

Population

1,1101,420

Median household income

$51,042$49,564

Median home value

$106,700$194,600

Median gross rent

$531$737

Ione

Population

372372

Median household income

$53,846$62,500

Median home value

$102,300$85,600

Median gross rent

$967$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heppner	Ione
Under 5	4.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	26.3%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	3.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	18.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	18.8%
75 and over	8.7%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heppner	Ione
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	60.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heppner	Ione
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.3%
High school graduate	33.2%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heppner	Ione
Drove alone	80.9%	86.4%
Carpooled	3.1%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heppner	Ione
1-unit, detached	73.6%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	34.4%

Poverty & households

	Heppner	Ione
Poverty rate	19.9%	4.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	10	28
Median year structure built	1961	1957