COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monument vs Hermiston
PLACE A
Monument, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Hermiston, Oregon
Monument is 99% smaller than Hermiston. Hermiston earns more, with a median household income $28,579 higher. Hermiston has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -10%).
MONUMENTHERMISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population11219,906−99% vs Hermiston
Population density2202,355−2,135
Population growth-10.2%15.6%−25.7 pts
Median age73.930.9+43.0
Male29.2%50.1%−20.9 pts
Female70.8%49.9%+20.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%19.8%−19.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%39.6%+20.4 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.0%54.5%−14.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Median household income$38,419$66,998−$28,579
Per capita income$29,583$28,684+$899
Poverty rate24.3%10.1%+14.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1910.381−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%16.7%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation23.1%68.1%−45.0 pts
Median home value$2,000,001$266,700+$1,733,301
Median gross rent$669$1,088−$419
Owner-occupied74.8%61.7%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%6.4%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%47.8%+3.6 pts
Average commute31.919.0+12.9
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