COMPARING TWO PLACES
Granite vs Hermiston
PLACE A
Granite, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Hermiston, Oregon
Granite is 100% smaller than Hermiston. Hermiston earns more, with a median household income $50,435 higher. Hermiston has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -16%).
GRANITEHERMISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2919,906−100% vs Hermiston
Population density782,355−2,277
Population growth-15.8%15.6%−31.4 pts
Median age39.930.9+9.0
Male47.3%50.1%−2.8 pts
Female52.7%49.9%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%19.8%−19.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%39.6%+60.4 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%54.5%−54.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Median household income$16,563$66,998−$50,435
Per capita income$14,247$28,684−$14,437
Poverty rate80.6%10.1%+70.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5010.381+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%16.7%+16.6 pts
Graduate degree2.9%7.2%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate14.3%4.9%+9.4 pts
Labor force participation20.3%68.1%−47.8 pts
Median home value$23,200$266,700−$243,500
Median gross rent$0$1,088−$1,088
Owner-occupied84.1%61.7%+22.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate56.9%6.4%+50.4 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%47.8%+52.2 pts
Average commute13.919.0−5.1
Worked from home0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.2%7.4%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025