Lostine

Population: 301
Median household income: $77,604
Median home value: $304,800

Lostine is a community in Wallowa County, Oregon, home to 301 residents. Its median household income of $77,604 runs above the Wallowa County figure of $65,559.

From 2019 to 2023, Lostine's population declined 2.0% from 307 to 301, while its median home value rose 126.8% from $134,400 to $304,800.

11.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 301
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $77,604
Median home value: $304,800
Median gross rent: $1,318
Housing units: 130
Homeownership rate: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

307301

Median household income

$56,563$77,604

Median home value

$134,400$304,800

Median gross rent

$680$1,318

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	307	$56,563	$134,400	$680
2020	327	$64,375	$116,700	$692
2021	348	$67,500	$156,300	$720
2022	381	$63,750	$178,100	$1,264
2023	301	$77,604	$304,800	$1,318

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.0%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 241.3%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 645.6%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	13.0%
5 to 17	57	18.9%
18 to 24	4	1.3%
25 to 34	57	18.9%
35 to 44	35	11.6%
45 to 54	30	10.0%
55 to 64	17	5.6%
65 to 74	28	9.3%
75 and over	34	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	280	93.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate50.2%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	7.5%
High school graduate	101	50.2%
Some college or associate's	61	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	22	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone64.9%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means7.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	87	64.9%
Carpooled	12	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	17.2%
Other means	10	7.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	13.5%
15 to 29 min	63	56.8%
30 to 44 min	19	17.1%
45 to 59 min	2	1.8%
60+ min	12	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 15.2% (44 of 289)

	Count	Share
Family households	81	71.7%
Nonfamily households	32	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	113	86.9%
Vacant	17	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	78	69.0%
Renter-occupied	35	31.0%

1-unit, detached54.6%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	71	54.6%
1-unit, attached	8	6.2%
2 to 4 units	6	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	34.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4143900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.4867, -117.4295