Halfway is a city of 312 people in Oregon. At a median age of 48.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 53% less than in Oregon as a whole. Getting to work takes 10 minutes on average. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,654, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Halfway
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$96,003 → $246,700(+157%)US over the same years: +67%
White share95.9% → 89.7%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate21.9% → 11.9%(−10.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.3%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era66.7%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 21 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Halfway, decade by decade
Halfway population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
292
$32,202
$96,003
3.9%
10.0
2000
337
$31,354
$147,918
13.4%
15.5
2010
288
$34,016
$140,261
15.2%
16.8
2020
351
$47,832
$185,200
10.0%
30.9
2024
312
$38,654
$246,700
11.6%
23.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
