Heppner vs Irrigon

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

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

Irrigon has the higher population (1,922 vs 1,420 in Heppner). Irrigon has the higher median household income ($66,087 vs $49,564 in Heppner). Heppner has the higher median home value ($194,600 vs $182,200 in Irrigon).

Population, income & housing

	Heppner	Irrigon
Population	1,420	1,922
Median age	37.6 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,564	$66,087
Median home value	$194,600	$182,200
Median gross rent	$737	$736
Housing units	622	764
Homeownership rate	55.1%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heppner	Irrigon
Population	1,110 → 1,420 (+27.9%)	2,053 → 1,922 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$51,042 → $49,564 (-2.9%)	$52,054 → $66,087 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$106,700 → $194,600 (+82.4%)	$96,500 → $182,200 (+88.8%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $737 (+38.8%)	$787 → $736 (-6.5%)

Heppner

Population

1,1101,420

Median household income

$51,042$49,564

Median home value

$106,700$194,600

Median gross rent

$531$737

Irrigon

Population

2,0531,922

Median household income

$52,054$66,087

Median home value

$96,500$182,200

Median gross rent

$787$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heppner	Irrigon
Under 5	4.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	26.3%	18.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	13.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	8.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.8%
75 and over	8.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heppner	Irrigon
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	57.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.6%
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%	1.6%
Two or more races	9.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	35.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heppner	Irrigon
No high school diploma	6.6%	21.5%
High school graduate	33.2%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heppner	Irrigon
Drove alone	80.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	3.1%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heppner	Irrigon
1-unit, detached	73.6%	36.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	61.4%

Poverty & households

	Heppner	Irrigon
Poverty rate	19.9%	13.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	10	25
Median year structure built	1961	1990