Lake County vs Morrow County

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

Lake 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 8,254 in Lake County). Morrow County has the higher median household income ($70,217 vs $61,222 in Lake County). Morrow County has the higher median home value ($229,800 vs $219,400 in Lake County).

Population, income & housing

	Lake County	Morrow County
Population	8,254	12,249
Median age	45.9 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,222	$70,217
Median home value	$219,400	$229,800
Median gross rent	$861	$910
Housing units	4,223	4,813
Homeownership rate	61.5%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake County	Morrow County
Population	7,837 → 8,254 (+5.3%)	11,303 → 12,249 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$37,898 → $61,222 (+61.5%)	$54,269 → $70,217 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$146,800 → $219,400 (+49.5%)	$138,100 → $229,800 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $861 (+21.4%)	$790 → $910 (+15.2%)

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

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)

	Lake County	Morrow County
Under 5	4.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.4%	20.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	15.1%	10.5%
75 and over	9.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake County	Morrow County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	53.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	1.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	41.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake County	Morrow County
No high school diploma	10.8%	24.0%
High school graduate	33.8%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake County	Morrow County
Drove alone	72.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	9.7%	4.1%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	4.4%
Other means	0.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake County	Morrow County
1-unit, detached	75.1%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	33.5%

Poverty & households

	Lake County	Morrow County
Poverty rate	17.8%	14.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1972	1980