Hermiston vs Milton-Freewater

A side-by-side comparison of Hermiston and Milton-Freewater: population, income, housing, and more.

Hermiston and Milton-Freewater are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hermiston has the higher population (19,406 vs 7,096 in Milton-Freewater). Hermiston has the higher median household income ($67,128 vs $47,440 in Milton-Freewater). Hermiston has the higher median home value ($244,700 vs $209,800 in Milton-Freewater).

Population, income & housing

	Hermiston	Milton-Freewater
Population	19,406	7,096
Median age	31.8 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,128	$47,440
Median home value	$244,700	$209,800
Median gross rent	$1,009	$817
Housing units	7,030	2,778
Homeownership rate	64.2%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hermiston	Milton-Freewater
Population	17,423 → 19,406 (+11.4%)	7,037 → 7,096 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$54,123 → $67,128 (+24.0%)	$47,355 → $47,440 (+0.2%)
Median home value	$164,300 → $244,700 (+48.9%)	$127,700 → $209,800 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $1,009 (+32.8%)	$627 → $817 (+30.3%)

Hermiston

Population

17,42319,406

Median household income

$54,123$67,128

Median home value

$164,300$244,700

Median gross rent

$760$1,009

Milton-Freewater

Population

7,0377,096

Median household income

$47,355$47,440

Median home value

$127,700$209,800

Median gross rent

$627$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hermiston	Milton-Freewater
Under 5	7.2%	11.5%
5 to 17	21.7%	20.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	16.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	6.4%
55 to 64	7.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.2%
75 and over	3.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hermiston	Milton-Freewater
White (non-Hispanic)	41.5%	52.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	52.0%	44.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hermiston	Milton-Freewater
No high school diploma	24.8%	26.3%
High school graduate	26.9%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hermiston	Milton-Freewater
Drove alone	81.0%	65.8%
Carpooled	13.0%	16.1%
Public transit	1.5%	0.5%
Walked	0.9%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	7.2%
Other means	0.9%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hermiston	Milton-Freewater
1-unit, detached	57.4%	49.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	17.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Hermiston	Milton-Freewater
Poverty rate	9.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.89	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1986	1977