Wallowa

Population: 609
Median household income: $47,798
Median home value: $318,400

Located in Wallowa County, Oregon, Wallowa is a community with a population of 609. The median household income of $47,798 is below the Wallowa County median ($65,559).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wallowa's population declined 23.6% from 797 to 609, while its median home value rose 103.7% from $156,300 to $318,400.

Owners occupy 86.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 609
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,798
Median home value: $318,400
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 330
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

797609

Median household income

$41,105$47,798

Median home value

$156,300$318,400

Median gross rent

$744$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	797	$41,105	$156,300	$744
2020	775	$42,000	$173,900	$747
2021	832	$56,923	$213,200	$838
2022	724	$46,250	$254,100	$831
2023	609	$47,798	$318,400	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 242.1%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 542.8%

55 to 6420.9%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	2.8%
5 to 17	144	23.6%
18 to 24	13	2.1%
25 to 34	50	8.2%
35 to 44	99	16.3%
45 to 54	17	2.8%
55 to 64	127	20.9%
65 to 74	76	12.5%
75 and over	66	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	515	84.6%
Black or African American	19	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's41.4%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	0.9%
High school graduate	175	40.2%
Some college or associate's	180	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	40	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	36	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone42.9%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home41.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	108	42.9%
Carpooled	28	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	105	41.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	75	51.0%
15 to 29 min	42	28.6%
30 to 44 min	5	3.4%
45 to 59 min	9	6.1%
60+ min	16	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 10.7% (63 of 589)

	Count	Share
Family households	168	66.4%
Nonfamily households	85	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	253	76.7%
Vacant	77	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	219	86.6%
Renter-occupied	34	13.4%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	236	71.5%
1-unit, attached	11	3.3%
2 to 4 units	15	4.5%
5 to 19 units	13	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55	16.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4178150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.5703, -117.5286