Harney County vs Wheeler County

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

Harney County and Wheeler 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 1,434 in Wheeler County). Wheeler County has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $48,338 in Harney County). Wheeler County has the higher median home value ($259,000 vs $190,600 in Harney County).

Population, income & housing

	Harney County	Wheeler County
Population	7,515	1,434
Median age	45.8 yrs	57.3 yrs
Median household income	$48,338	$51,250
Median home value	$190,600	$259,000
Median gross rent	$675	$782
Housing units	3,718	905
Homeownership rate	67.2%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harney County	Wheeler County
Population	7,267 → 7,515 (+3.4%)	1,415 → 1,434 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$40,735 → $48,338 (+18.7%)	$40,926 → $51,250 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $190,600 (+57.1%)	$155,300 → $259,000 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $675 (+4.2%)	$656 → $782 (+19.2%)

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

Wheeler County

Population

1,4151,434

Median household income

$40,926$51,250

Median home value

$155,300$259,000

Median gross rent

$656$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harney County	Wheeler County
Under 5	4.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.7%	9.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	4.2%
25 to 34	11.9%	7.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	8.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	16.7%
65 to 74	15.0%	16.9%
75 and over	10.8%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harney County	Wheeler County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	6.9%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harney County	Wheeler County
No high school diploma	8.2%	8.6%
High school graduate	37.4%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harney County	Wheeler County
Drove alone	69.2%	59.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	11.3%
Public transit	0.2%	2.5%
Walked	5.8%	5.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	20.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harney County	Wheeler County
1-unit, detached	64.1%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.8%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Harney County	Wheeler County
Poverty rate	12.8%	10.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1974	1975