| | People QuickFacts | Hermiston | Oregon |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 16,939 | 3,868,229 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 16,745 | 3,831,073 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.2% | 1.0% |
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Population, 2010 | 16,745 | 3,831,074 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 31.7% | 22.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.0% | 13.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.6% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 74.2% | 83.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 1.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.3% | 1.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 3.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.0% | 3.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 34.9% | 11.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 60.5% | 78.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 76.6% | 81.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.6% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 28.2% | 14.6% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 78.6% | 88.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 14.5% | 29.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,161 | 338,527 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.3 | 22.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 6,373 | 1,675,562 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 58.6% | 63.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.8% | 23.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $130,400 | $252,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 5,955 | 1,509,554 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.72 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,230 | $26,561 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $44,023 | $49,850 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.1% | 14.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Hermiston | Oregon |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,093 | 348,154 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 35.4% | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 66,880,653 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 75,670 | 51,910,777 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 294,739 | 50,370,919 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,653 | $13,494 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 31,878 | 7,555,764 |