Hermiston vs Pendleton

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

Hermiston and Pendleton 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 17,070 in Pendleton). Pendleton has the higher median household income ($70,179 vs $67,128 in Hermiston). Pendleton has the higher median home value ($276,400 vs $244,700 in Hermiston).

Population, income & housing

	Hermiston	Pendleton
Population	19,406	17,070
Median age	31.8 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,128	$70,179
Median home value	$244,700	$276,400
Median gross rent	$1,009	$938
Housing units	7,030	7,103
Homeownership rate	64.2%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hermiston	Pendleton
Population	17,423 → 19,406 (+11.4%)	16,733 → 17,070 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$54,123 → $67,128 (+24.0%)	$51,315 → $70,179 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$164,300 → $244,700 (+48.9%)	$172,100 → $276,400 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $1,009 (+32.8%)	$784 → $938 (+19.6%)

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

Pendleton

Population

16,73317,070

Median household income

$51,315$70,179

Median home value

$172,100$276,400

Median gross rent

$784$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hermiston	Pendleton
Under 5	7.2%	7.9%
5 to 17	21.7%	16.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	15.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	7.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	11.0%
75 and over	3.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hermiston	Pendleton
White (non-Hispanic)	41.5%	78.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.6%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	4.4%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	52.0%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hermiston	Pendleton
No high school diploma	24.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	26.9%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hermiston	Pendleton
Drove alone	81.0%	78.6%
Carpooled	13.0%	7.8%
Public transit	1.5%	1.2%
Walked	0.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.5%
Worked from home	1.8%	7.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hermiston	Pendleton
1-unit, detached	57.4%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	8.4%
20 or more units	8.1%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Hermiston	Pendleton
Poverty rate	9.3%	14.7%
Average household size	2.89	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	19	13
Median year structure built	1986	1963