Harney County vs Lake County

A side-by-side comparison of Harney County and Lake County: population, income, housing, and more.

Harney County and Lake County are counties in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake County has the higher population (8,254 vs 7,515 in Harney County). Lake County has the higher median household income ($61,222 vs $48,338 in Harney County). Lake County has the higher median home value ($219,400 vs $190,600 in Harney County).

Population, income & housing

	Harney County	Lake County
Population	7,515	8,254
Median age	45.8 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,338	$61,222
Median home value	$190,600	$219,400
Median gross rent	$675	$861
Housing units	3,718	4,223
Homeownership rate	67.2%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harney County	Lake County
Population	7,267 → 7,515 (+3.4%)	7,837 → 8,254 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$40,735 → $48,338 (+18.7%)	$37,898 → $61,222 (+61.5%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $190,600 (+57.1%)	$146,800 → $219,400 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $675 (+4.2%)	$709 → $861 (+21.4%)

Harney County

Population

7,2677,515

Median household income

$40,735$48,338

Median home value

$121,300$190,600

Median gross rent

$648$675

Lake County

Population

7,8378,254

Median household income

$37,898$61,222

Median home value

$146,800$219,400

Median gross rent

$709$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harney County	Lake County
Under 5	4.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	14.4%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.9%
65 to 74	15.0%	15.1%
75 and over	10.8%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harney County	Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	80.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	2.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harney County	Lake County
No high school diploma	8.2%	10.8%
High school graduate	37.4%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harney County	Lake County
Drove alone	69.2%	72.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	9.7%
Bicycle	1.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	12.6%	10.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harney County	Lake County
1-unit, detached	64.1%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	2.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Harney County	Lake County
Poverty rate	12.8%	17.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	14	15
Median year structure built	1974	1972