COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverside vs Hermiston
PLACE A
Riverside, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Hermiston, Oregon
Riverside is 97% smaller than Hermiston. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Hermiston has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 2%).
RIVERSIDEHERMISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population61219,906−97% vs Hermiston
Population density3042,355−2,051
Population growth2.4%15.6%−13.2 pts
Median age33.230.9+2.3
Male58.5%50.1%+8.4 pts
Female41.5%49.9%−8.4 pts
Foreign-born0.4%19.8%−19.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%39.6%+40.1 pts
Black2.4%1.0%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%54.5%−51.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other14.7%4.0%+10.8 pts
Median household income$67,917$66,998+$919
Per capita income$32,792$28,684+$4,108
Poverty rate15.0%10.1%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5300.381+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%16.7%+7.4 pts
Graduate degree4.8%7.2%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%4.9%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation52.9%68.1%−15.2 pts
Median home value$165,600$266,700−$101,100
Median gross rent$948$1,088−$140
Owner-occupied53.8%61.7%−7.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%6.4%+19.6 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%47.8%−39.5 pts
Average commute37.719.0+18.7
Worked from home0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.1%7.4%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025