Union County vs Wasco County

A side-by-side comparison of Union County and Wasco County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wasco County has the higher population (26,603 vs 26,192 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($64,212 vs $63,602 in Wasco County). Wasco County has the higher median home value ($332,500 vs $260,500 in Union County).

Population, income & housing

	Union County	Wasco County
Population	26,192	26,603
Median age	40.1 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,212	$63,602
Median home value	$260,500	$332,500
Median gross rent	$982	$978
Housing units	11,786	12,102
Homeownership rate	64.6%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Union County	Wasco County
Population	26,337 → 26,192 (-0.6%)	26,130 → 26,603 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$52,171 → $64,212 (+23.1%)	$53,105 → $63,602 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$185,400 → $260,500 (+40.5%)	$212,900 → $332,500 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $982 (+20.0%)	$842 → $978 (+16.2%)

Union County

Population

26,33726,192

Median household income

$52,171$64,212

Median home value

$185,400$260,500

Median gross rent

$818$982

Wasco County

Population

26,13026,603

Median household income

$53,105$63,602

Median home value

$212,900$332,500

Median gross rent

$842$978

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Union County	Wasco County
Under 5	4.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.8%
75 and over	8.6%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Union County	Wasco County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	72.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.8%
Asian	1.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.5%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Union County	Wasco County
No high school diploma	6.5%	13.1%
High school graduate	33.0%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Union County	Wasco County
Drove alone	73.6%	76.8%
Carpooled	10.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.8%
Walked	5.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.8%	6.9%
Other means	2.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Union County	Wasco County
1-unit, detached	69.3%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	5.7%
20 or more units	5.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Union County	Wasco County
Poverty rate	15.8%	12.2%
Average household size	2.36	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1972	1972