Harney County, Oregon

Harney County has a population of 7,499 and has shrunk 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $242,100, about 4.4 times the county's median household income of $55,208.

Home price
$242,100
Income
$55,208
Population
7,499
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$242,100county
Median gross rent$684county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198063.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,772(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,008county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$768county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,402county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$55,208county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate13.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.6%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed15.6%county
Share of workers employed by government25.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.4%county
Economic output per resident$66,109county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.80%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time14.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service119 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport601152county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station142 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.8%county
Traffic deaths26.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.6%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment2240county
Students per full-time teacher18.5county
Free lunch eligible68.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution116 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter11.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.2%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,499county
Land area in square miles10,134county
People per square mile of land0.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store32.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract28.9%county
Population change since 2020-1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.4%county
Share of households that are one person35.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents200county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in152county
Households that moved away170county
Average income of arriving households$47,816county
Average income of departing households$50,176county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year34county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings64.7%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation12.0 incounty
Annual snowfall28.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing152 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days108 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 6county
Average first fall frostSep 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$113county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.7¢county
Household electricity use1,052 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.6%county
Homes heated by propane5.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil9.0%county
Homes heated by wood20.2%county
Households with broadband83.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk28.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk19.2county
Landslide risk74.2county
Hail risk3.6county
Earthquake risk31.6county
Tornado risk2.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk25.0county
Winter weather risk59.0county
Strong wind risk1.7county
Wildfire risk95.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Harney County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oregon figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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