Statewide Claims to Fame

Wallowa County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - White

Wallowa County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Wallowa County is 2nd in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Home ownership rate

Wallowa County is 3rd in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Wallowa County is 4th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Wallowa County is 6th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Female residents

Wallowa County is 9th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Size in square miles

Wallowa County is 14th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Wallowa County is 17th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Wallowa County is 19th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Income per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Wallowa County Rank Oregon US
Current population (2012) 6,821 33rd 3,899,353 313,914,040
Size in square miles 3,146.2 9th 95,988.0 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2.2 30th 39.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Wallowa County Rank Oregon US
Residents younger than 5 5.0% 27th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.2% 31st 22.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 25.1% 4th 14.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Wallowa County Rank Oregon US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.7% 3rd 88.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 21.3% 14th 29.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Wallowa County Rank Oregon US
Race - White 96.3% 1st 88.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.4% 30th 2.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.8% 36th 1.8% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 33rd 4.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 34th 0.4% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.0% 33rd 3.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.4% 36th 12.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.2% 1st 77.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Wallowa County Rank Oregon US
Female residents 50.8% 6th 50.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.3% 36th 9.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Wallowa County Rank Oregon US
Housing units 4,105 32nd 1,684,193 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.2% 31st 23.3% 25.9%
Households 3,046 33rd 1,509,554 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.9% 2nd 63.1% 66.1%
Home median value $186,200 22nd $252,600 $186,200
People per household 2.2 27th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 0 36th 10,608 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Wallowa County Rank Oregon US
Income per capita $22,813 19th $26,561 $27,915
Income per household $39,556 29th $49,850 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.9% 20th 14.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Wallowa County Rank Oregon US
Non-farm private establishments 346 29th 106,340 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,578 30th 1,341,841 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 890 30th 348,154 27,092,908
Retail sales $82,730 30th $50,370,919 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,127 17th $13,494 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $7,350 28th $7,555,764 $613,795,732

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