COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wallowa County

Oregon · 6,911 residents · 3,146 sq mi

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Wallowa County is home to 6,911 people in Oregon. At a median age of 37.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $47,300. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 22%. Median rent is $287 a month. Households take in $21,300 at the median, 29% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 48%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,911

−4%vs 2000

vs 7,226 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

−15%vs 2000

vs 44.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,146 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(473)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(547)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(527)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(413)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(248)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(895)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.8%(1,159)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(665)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(747)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(709)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(371)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(157)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,300

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,129 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,811

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,276 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,300

−48%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $118,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $451 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.2%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(6,918)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(125)

Asian0.2%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(6,842)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(106)

Asian0.4%(25)

Other0.6%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(268)

Spaniard0.5%(41)

Puerto Rican0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(15)

Filipino0.1%(4)

Thai0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German17.7%(1,338)

English17.2%(1,296)

Irish8.7%(654)

American6.6%(502)

Norwegian5.4%(410)

Scottish3.3%(246)

Swedish2.4%(185)

French2.4%(183)

Italian2.1%(161)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(147)

Dutch1%(77)

British0.9%(67)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.9%(65)

Polish0.8%(63)

Lebanese0.8%(62)

Welsh0.8%(59)

Swiss0.7%(50)

Danish0.6%(47)

Czech0.5%(36)

Hungarian0.5%(34)

Russian0.4%(30)

Portuguese0.3%(24)

Finnish0.3%(23)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Subsaharan African0.1%(8)

Nigerian0.1%(8)

Serbian0.1%(7)

Slovak0.1%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

Slovene0.1%(5)

Greek0.1%(4)

Syrian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.2%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+65%vs 2000

vs 13.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24%(746)

Married59.1%(1,835)

Widowed3%(92)

Divorced13.9%(433)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(653)

Married53.8%(1,733)

Widowed8.3%(267)

Divorced17.6%(568)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.9%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.8%(118)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(131)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.6%(230)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.9%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 628 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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