Joseph vs Wallowa

A side-by-side comparison of Joseph and Wallowa: population, income, housing, and more.

Joseph and Wallowa are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Joseph has the higher population (1,090 vs 609 in Wallowa). Joseph has the higher median household income ($48,705 vs $47,798 in Wallowa). Wallowa has the higher median home value ($318,400 vs $314,200 in Joseph).

Population, income & housing

	Joseph	Wallowa
Population	1,090	609
Median age	59.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,705	$47,798
Median home value	$314,200	$318,400
Median gross rent	$850	$790
Housing units	663	330
Homeownership rate	70.8%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Joseph	Wallowa
Population	989 → 1,090 (+10.2%)	797 → 609 (-23.6%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $48,705 (+8.2%)	$41,105 → $47,798 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$196,300 → $314,200 (+60.1%)	$156,300 → $318,400 (+103.7%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $850 (+15.6%)	$744 → $790 (+6.2%)

Joseph

Population

9891,090

Median household income

$45,000$48,705

Median home value

$196,300$314,200

Median gross rent

$735$850

Wallowa

Population

797609

Median household income

$41,105$47,798

Median home value

$156,300$318,400

Median gross rent

$744$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Joseph	Wallowa
Under 5	2.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	13.7%	23.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	2.1%
25 to 34	5.0%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	2.8%
55 to 64	17.5%	20.9%
65 to 74	20.8%	12.5%
75 and over	14.2%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Joseph	Wallowa
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Joseph	Wallowa
No high school diploma	4.7%	0.9%
High school graduate	21.1%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Joseph	Wallowa
Drove alone	84.0%	42.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	41.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Joseph	Wallowa
1-unit, detached	69.7%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Joseph	Wallowa
Poverty rate	8.2%	10.7%
Average household size	1.96	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1979	1967