Lostine vs Wallowa

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

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

Wallowa has the higher population (609 vs 301 in Lostine). Lostine has the higher median household income ($77,604 vs $47,798 in Wallowa). Wallowa has the higher median home value ($318,400 vs $304,800 in Lostine).

Population, income & housing

	Lostine	Wallowa
Population	301	609
Median age	32.7 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,604	$47,798
Median home value	$304,800	$318,400
Median gross rent	$1,318	$790
Housing units	130	330
Homeownership rate	69.0%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lostine	Wallowa
Population	307 → 301 (-2.0%)	797 → 609 (-23.6%)
Median household income	$56,563 → $77,604 (+37.2%)	$41,105 → $47,798 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$134,400 → $304,800 (+126.8%)	$156,300 → $318,400 (+103.7%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $1,318 (+93.8%)	$744 → $790 (+6.2%)

Lostine

Population

307301

Median household income

$56,563$77,604

Median home value

$134,400$304,800

Median gross rent

$680$1,318

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)

	Lostine	Wallowa
Under 5	13.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	18.9%	23.6%
18 to 24	1.3%	2.1%
25 to 34	18.9%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	2.8%
55 to 64	5.6%	20.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.5%
75 and over	11.3%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lostine	Wallowa
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lostine	Wallowa
No high school diploma	7.5%	0.9%
High school graduate	50.2%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lostine	Wallowa
Drove alone	64.9%	42.9%
Carpooled	9.0%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	41.7%
Other means	7.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lostine	Wallowa
1-unit, detached	54.6%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.6%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Lostine	Wallowa
Poverty rate	15.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1978	1967