Wallowa County vs. Nez Perce County

	Wallowa County (OR)	Nez Perce County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,081	40,408
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.0%	2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,008	39,270
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,008	39,265
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.6%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	29.2%	19.9%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	50.6%
White alone, percent	95.7%	89.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	6.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.4%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.8%	86.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	655	3,059
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.4%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,249	17,910
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.7%	70.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$227,700	$181,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,339	$1,242
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$448	$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$684	$726
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.2%	19.1%
Building permits, 2018	28	86
Households, 2014-2018	3,165	16,302
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.15	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.7%	83.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.3%	4.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.1%	88.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.4%	77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.7%	21.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.1%	12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.3%	10.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.7%	61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.1%	57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,698	108,474
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	33,931	341,234
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	63,593	682,899
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,323	$17,275
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.2	16.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,953	$54,174
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,960	$27,753
Persons in poverty, percent	14.5%	13.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	365	1,132
Total employment, 2017	1,763	18,048
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	63,451	712,777
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.5%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	830	2,113
All firms, 2012	1,091	3,009
Men-owned firms, 2012	428	1,390
Women-owned firms, 2012	346	1,021
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,057	2,657
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	82	314
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	968	2,446
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.2	46.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,146.19	848.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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