COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fossil vs Hermiston
PLACE A
Fossil, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Hermiston, Oregon
Fossil is 98% smaller than Hermiston. Hermiston earns more, with a median household income $12,831 higher. Hermiston has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -5%).
FOSSILHERMISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population45619,906−98% vs Hermiston
Population density5822,355−1,772
Population growth-5.5%15.6%−21.1 pts
Median age48.430.9+17.5
Male42.2%50.1%−7.8 pts
Female57.8%49.9%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born1.5%19.8%−18.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%39.6%+53.7 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%54.5%−52.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other4.3%4.0%+0.3 pts
Median household income$54,167$66,998−$12,831
Per capita income$32,421$28,684+$3,737
Poverty rate11.6%10.1%+1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.381+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%16.7%+2.1 pts
Graduate degree8.2%7.2%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%4.9%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation47.3%68.1%−20.8 pts
Median home value$210,500$266,700−$56,200
Median gross rent$754$1,088−$334
Owner-occupied79.8%61.7%+18.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.1%6.4%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households34.0%47.8%−13.8 pts
Average commute10.419.0−8.6
Worked from home13.9%3.4%+10.4 pts
Public transit to work10.5%0.0%+10.5 pts
Uninsured3.9%7.4%−3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025