Heppner vs Lexington

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

Heppner and Lexington 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 138 in Lexington). Heppner has the higher median household income ($49,564 vs $40,625 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median home value ($202,100 vs $194,600 in Heppner).

Population, income & housing

	Heppner	Lexington
Population	1,420	138
Median age	37.6 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,564	$40,625
Median home value	$194,600	$202,100
Median gross rent	$737	—
Housing units	622	61
Homeownership rate	55.1%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heppner	Lexington
Population	1,110 → 1,420 (+27.9%)	146 → 138 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$51,042 → $49,564 (-2.9%)	$33,125 → $40,625 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$106,700 → $194,600 (+82.4%)	$112,000 → $202,100 (+80.4%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $737 (+38.8%)	—

Heppner

Population

1,1101,420

Median household income

$51,042$49,564

Median home value

$106,700$194,600

Median gross rent

$531$737

Lexington

Population

146138

Median household income

$33,125$40,625

Median home value

$112,000$202,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heppner	Lexington
Under 5	4.0%	19.6%
5 to 17	26.3%	12.3%
18 to 24	8.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.5%	8.7%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	17.4%
75 and over	8.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heppner	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	87.0%
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%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heppner	Lexington
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	33.2%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heppner	Lexington
Drove alone	80.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
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	Lexington
1-unit, detached	73.6%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Heppner	Lexington
Poverty rate	19.9%	2.9%
Average household size	2.58	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	10	14
Median year structure built	1961	1961