Harney County vs. Deschutes County

	Harney County (OR)	Deschutes County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,329	191,996
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.3%	21.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,422	157,730
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,422	157,733
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.5%	20.0%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	50.5%
White alone, percent	91.0%	94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.2%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	1.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.9%	8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.9%	87.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	806	13,723
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,908	91,041
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.7%	65.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$117,600	$336,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,013	$1,634
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$386	$523
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$621	$1,130
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.2%	15.0%
Building permits, 2018	7	1,983
Households, 2014-2018	3,157	72,471
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.23	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.9%	82.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.3%	7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.0%	85.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.8%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.0%	34.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.4%	8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.8%	7.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.2%	63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.3%	58.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,517	435,585
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	29,794	1,114,042
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	107,251	2,476,596
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,871	$15,262
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.5	19.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,797	$63,680
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,871	$34,187
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	9.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	205	7,322
Total employment, 2017	1,421	68,342
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	47,428	2,848,824
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.1%	5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	515	18,523
All firms, 2012	848	20,214
Men-owned firms, 2012	336	10,481
Women-owned firms, 2012	307	6,486
Minority-owned firms, 2012	50	1,156
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	773	18,150
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	38	1,930
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	743	17,029
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.2%	26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	0.7	52.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	10,133.17	3,018.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Harney county (OR) and Deschutes county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.