PlainZIP

Hermiston, OR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hermiston, OR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 25,346. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HERMISTON-OR · Hermiston, OR 1 ZIPs · 25,346 pop · #13409/25278 · Umatilla County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $69,599
  • RANK-MID #13409/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Umatilla
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-SMALL 25,346
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $306,500

Nearest income peer: Umatilla, OR ( $376 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hermiston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hermiston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hermiston, OR sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
25,346
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,599
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,599 and poverty 10.1% concentrate in 97838.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hermiston as a pure owner town.

Within Oregon, Lakeview is the closest lower-income city and Fairview the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hermiston.

Population concentration

Hermiston's single ZIP 97838 carries the town

Hermiston is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 97838 is the entire residential footprint (25,346 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Hermiston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 659 establishments, 10,898 employees , annual payroll $582,605k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 97838 (659 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (92) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Hermiston, OR

These ZIP codes sit in Umatilla County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hermiston. See the Umatilla County roll-up →

Hermiston lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Umatilla County: Pendleton, Pilot Rock and Athena earn more and Milton Freewater, Stanfield and Echo earn less. Helix marks the far end of that range at $132,292, 90% above Hermiston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
97838 25,346 $69,599 659 60
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Hermiston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hermiston, .