Harney County vs Sherman County

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

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

Harney County has the higher population (7,515 vs 1,908 in Sherman County). Sherman County has the higher median household income ($59,500 vs $48,338 in Harney County). Sherman County has the higher median home value ($206,700 vs $190,600 in Harney County).

Population, income & housing

	Harney County	Sherman County
Population	7,515	1,908
Median age	45.8 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,338	$59,500
Median home value	$190,600	$206,700
Median gross rent	$675	$945
Housing units	3,718	979
Homeownership rate	67.2%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harney County	Sherman County
Population	7,267 → 7,515 (+3.4%)	1,642 → 1,908 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$40,735 → $48,338 (+18.7%)	$51,071 → $59,500 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $190,600 (+57.1%)	$159,800 → $206,700 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $675 (+4.2%)	$742 → $945 (+27.4%)

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

Sherman County

Population

1,6421,908

Median household income

$51,071$59,500

Median home value

$159,800$206,700

Median gross rent

$742$945

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harney County	Sherman County
Under 5	4.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	18.7%
65 to 74	15.0%	11.9%
75 and over	10.8%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harney County	Sherman County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.4%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.9%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harney County	Sherman County
No high school diploma	8.2%	11.7%
High school graduate	37.4%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harney County	Sherman County
Drove alone	69.2%	69.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	12.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	6.4%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	9.7%
Other means	1.8%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harney County	Sherman County
1-unit, detached	64.1%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	29.8%

Poverty & households

	Harney County	Sherman County
Poverty rate	12.8%	17.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1974	1956