Demographics of Malheur County, Oregon

Malheur County, Oregon had 32,261 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +611 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Malheur County, in four figures

32,261
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +611 people.; 36.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,519 ±$5,992
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Malheur County, Oregon's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Malheur County, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Malheur County, Oregon's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Malheur County, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	31,650	100.0	100.0
2021	31,684	100.1	100.2
2022	31,840	100.6	100.7
2023	32,269	102.0	101.6
2024	32,371	102.3	102.5
2025	32,261	101.9	103.1

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Population of Malheur County, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	31,650	+73	+17	0	+50
2021	31,684	+34	−35	+11	+32
2022	31,840	+156	−15	+38	+153
2023	32,269	+429	+31	+132	+271
2024	32,371	+102	+90	+115	−100
2025	32,261	−110	+131	−11	−230

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±0.5: for men 36.2 ±0.6 and for women 36.1 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Malheur County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Under 5	1,994 ±54	6.2% ±0.2	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,097 ±318	19.1% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,918 ±289	9.1% ±0.9	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,326 ±326	26.1% ±1.0	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,147 ±324	22.4% ±1.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,472 ±344	17.1% ±1.1	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,519 ±$5,992, and income per person $25,000 ±$1,214, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Malheur County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	2,220 ±306	21.6% ±2.9	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,669 ±375	25.9% ±3.6	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,620 ±236	15.7% ±2.3	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,414 ±229	13.7% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,372 ±201	13.3% ±1.9	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	486 ±135	4.7% ±1.3	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	511 ±142	5.0% ±1.4	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Malheur County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oregon	United States
All ages	4,971 ±859	17.6% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,652 ±346	20.8% ±4.1	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,224 ±377	16.7% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,095 ±205	15.6% ±2.8	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Malheur County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Malheur County	Oregon	United States
Housing units	11,716 ±72	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.8% ±1.9	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.2% ±2.1	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.2% ±2.8	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.8% ±2.9	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$248,900 ±$19,195	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$821 ±$48	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Malheur County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,864 ±0	34.0% ±<0.1	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,232 ±89	60.2% ±0.3	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	321 ±86	1.0% ±0.3	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	372 ±83	1.2% ±0.3	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	200 ±76	0.6% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	4 to 80	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 95	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	885 ±149	2.8% ±0.5	6.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Malheur County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	14,551 ±633	45.5% ±2.0	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,797 ±608	46.3% ±1.9	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	117 to 385	0.4% to 1.2%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,355 ±379	7.4% ±1.2	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	758 ±273	2.4% ±0.9	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,597 ±304	5.0% ±1.0	5.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Malheur County among the counties of Oregon

20th of 36 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Counties of Oregon near Malheur County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Klamath County	70,274	+0.9%
Coos County	63,992	−1.5%
Columbia County	54,091	+2.6%
Lincoln County	50,636	+0.3%
Clatsop County	40,926	−0.6%
Malheur County	32,261	+1.9%
Crook County	27,564	+10.6%
Tillamook County	27,384	−0.3%
Wasco County	26,310	−1.1%
Union County	25,900	−1.0%
Jefferson County	25,740	+4.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026