Hermiston vs Umatilla

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

Hermiston and Umatilla 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 7,531 in Umatilla). Hermiston has the higher median household income ($67,128 vs $59,861 in Umatilla). Hermiston has the higher median home value ($244,700 vs $191,000 in Umatilla).

Population, income & housing

	Hermiston	Umatilla
Population	19,406	7,531
Median age	31.8 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,128	$59,861
Median home value	$244,700	$191,000
Median gross rent	$1,009	$1,076
Housing units	7,030	2,224
Homeownership rate	64.2%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hermiston	Umatilla
Population	17,423 → 19,406 (+11.4%)	7,162 → 7,531 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$54,123 → $67,128 (+24.0%)	$41,995 → $59,861 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$164,300 → $244,700 (+48.9%)	$137,600 → $191,000 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $1,009 (+32.8%)	$690 → $1,076 (+55.9%)

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

Umatilla

Population

7,1627,531

Median household income

$41,995$59,861

Median home value

$137,600$191,000

Median gross rent

$690$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hermiston	Umatilla
Under 5	7.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	21.7%	15.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	12.5%
25 to 34	15.7%	18.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	14.9%
55 to 64	7.2%	8.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	4.3%
75 and over	3.7%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hermiston	Umatilla
White (non-Hispanic)	41.5%	54.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.9%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	52.0%	38.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hermiston	Umatilla
No high school diploma	24.8%	16.5%
High school graduate	26.9%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hermiston	Umatilla
Drove alone	81.0%	87.0%
Carpooled	13.0%	10.9%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	0.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hermiston	Umatilla
1-unit, detached	57.4%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	8.9%
20 or more units	8.1%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	36.9%

Poverty & households

	Hermiston	Umatilla
Poverty rate	9.3%	21.5%
Average household size	2.89	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1986	1992