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Harney County, OR

Demographic and economic profile of Harney County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Harney County is a sparsely populated, rural Oregon county of 7,515 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture, ranching, and public land management. The labor force is relatively small, with a 52.5% participation rate, low educational attainment (15.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher), and median worker earnings of $28,017, reflecting the county's reliance on land-based industries. Housing costs are low—median home value of $190,600 and median gross rent of $675/month—and the county posted modest population growth of 4.0% over five years, with a mean commute of just 14.3 minutes pointing to a compact, self-contained local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,515

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,208

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.0% since 2018

Harney County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,503 (86.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races410 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race232 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone140 (1.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone135 (1.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone35 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish273
  2. 2.Other Indo-European34
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island27
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)18
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

560

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,700

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,919

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance693
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining501
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)468
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)309
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services272

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,200
  2. 2.Service Occupations642
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations550
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations436
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations411

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.88×)492
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.17×)320
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.41×)208
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.39×)473
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.06×)289

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$190,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$675/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999298 (14.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999245 (11.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999233 (11.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999228 (10.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999204 (9.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999185 (8.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$28,017

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

14.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,340 (72.1%)
  • Worked At Home409 (12.6%)
  • Carpooled270 (8.3%)
  • Walked111 (3.4%)
  • Other109 (3.4%)
  • Public Transit5 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.