What is the population of Malheur County, Oregon?

The population of Malheur County, Oregon is 31,506, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Malheur County, Oregon?

The median household income in Malheur County, Oregon is $49,902, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Malheur County, Oregon is $787,879, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Malheur County, Oregon is 5.0%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education F

Metric	Malheur County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Population	31,506	4,237,185	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3.2	43.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.57%	0.88%	0.57%
Median age	37.4	40.3	37.1
Households	10,039	1,701,186	128,459,983

Year	Malheur County

Group	Share

Malheur County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Malheur County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$49,902	$80,923	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.40%	6.04%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.4%	5.2%

Metric	Malheur County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$787,879	$406,286	$242,182
Median rent	$819	$1,449	$1,342
Homeownership rate	63.4%	63.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Malheur County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.2	20.3	22.5
Work from home	8.6%	17.0%	13.4%

Malheur County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Malheur County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	32.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.80	2.44	2.54

Malheur County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Malheur County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.8	78.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	19.3%	15.8%	16.3%
Smokers	19.4%	17.0%	19.0%