COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ione vs Hermiston
PLACE A
Ione, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Hermiston, Oregon
Ione is 98% smaller than Hermiston. Hermiston earns more, with a median household income $14,572 higher. Hermiston has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -4%).
IONEHERMISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population44519,906−98% vs Hermiston
Population density8412,355−1,513
Population growth-4.3%15.6%−19.8 pts
Median age58.130.9+27.2
Male45.2%50.1%−4.8 pts
Female54.8%49.9%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born3.9%19.8%−15.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%39.6%+44.3 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%54.5%−54.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other16.1%4.0%+12.2 pts
Median household income$52,426$66,998−$14,572
Per capita income$39,128$28,684+$10,444
Poverty rate10.3%10.1%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.381+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%16.7%+7.3 pts
Graduate degree3.3%7.2%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%4.9%+8.0 pts
Labor force participation39.7%68.1%−28.4 pts
Median home value$231,700$266,700−$35,000
Median gross rent$594$1,088−$494
Owner-occupied85.5%61.7%+23.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%6.4%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households42.9%47.8%−5.0 pts
Average commute18.719.0−0.3
Worked from home19.3%3.4%+15.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.5%7.4%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025