Harney County vs Morrow County

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

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

Morrow County has the higher population (12,249 vs 7,515 in Harney County). Morrow County has the higher median household income ($70,217 vs $48,338 in Harney County). Morrow County has the higher median home value ($229,800 vs $190,600 in Harney County).

Population, income & housing

	Harney County	Morrow County
Population	7,515	12,249
Median age	45.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,338	$70,217
Median home value	$190,600	$229,800
Median gross rent	$675	$910
Housing units	3,718	4,813
Homeownership rate	67.2%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harney County	Morrow County
Population	7,267 → 7,515 (+3.4%)	11,303 → 12,249 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$40,735 → $48,338 (+18.7%)	$54,269 → $70,217 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $190,600 (+57.1%)	$138,100 → $229,800 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $675 (+4.2%)	$790 → $910 (+15.2%)

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

Morrow County

Population

11,30312,249

Median household income

$54,269$70,217

Median home value

$138,100$229,800

Median gross rent

$790$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harney County	Morrow County
Under 5	4.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.7%	20.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	15.0%	10.5%
75 and over	10.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harney County	Morrow County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	53.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	41.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harney County	Morrow County
No high school diploma	8.2%	24.0%
High school graduate	37.4%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harney County	Morrow County
Drove alone	69.2%	75.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.2%	1.4%
Walked	5.8%	4.1%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	4.4%
Other means	1.8%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harney County	Morrow County
1-unit, detached	64.1%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	2.3%
20 or more units	3.4%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	33.5%

Poverty & households

	Harney County	Morrow County
Poverty rate	12.8%	14.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1974	1980