Hermiston vs Pilot Rock

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

Hermiston and Pilot Rock 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 1,220 in Pilot Rock). Pilot Rock has the higher median household income ($85,795 vs $67,128 in Hermiston). Hermiston has the higher median home value ($244,700 vs $165,200 in Pilot Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Hermiston	Pilot Rock
Population	19,406	1,220
Median age	31.8 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,128	$85,795
Median home value	$244,700	$165,200
Median gross rent	$1,009	$971
Housing units	7,030	590
Homeownership rate	64.2%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hermiston	Pilot Rock
Population	17,423 → 19,406 (+11.4%)	1,322 → 1,220 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$54,123 → $67,128 (+24.0%)	$52,875 → $85,795 (+62.3%)
Median home value	$164,300 → $244,700 (+48.9%)	$113,200 → $165,200 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $1,009 (+32.8%)	$759 → $971 (+27.9%)

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

Pilot Rock

Population

1,3221,220

Median household income

$52,875$85,795

Median home value

$113,200$165,200

Median gross rent

$759$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hermiston	Pilot Rock
Under 5	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	21.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	10.2%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	7.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	13.3%
75 and over	3.7%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hermiston	Pilot Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	41.5%	93.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	2.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	52.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hermiston	Pilot Rock
No high school diploma	24.8%	5.5%
High school graduate	26.9%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hermiston	Pilot Rock
Drove alone	81.0%	77.6%
Carpooled	13.0%	7.1%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	11.1%
Other means	0.9%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hermiston	Pilot Rock
1-unit, detached	57.4%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Hermiston	Pilot Rock
Poverty rate	9.3%	6.4%
Average household size	2.89	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	19	32
Median year structure built	1986	1955