ZIP 97838 · Hermiston
Who lives in ZIP code 97838 (Hermiston, OR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hermiston, OR · Umatilla County
uszips 2026
People28,512
Median age34.3
Household income$69,599
Home value$303,445
Median rent$1,107/mo
Poverty10.1%
College degree+16.3%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hermiston-Pendleton, OR (micro)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 54 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,894
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.2% are 65 or older; 72.4% are adults.
Household income
31.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,047.
Education (adults 25+)
39.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
46.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.6%
- Never married
- 35.5%
- Divorced
- 11.0%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 52.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.2%
- Rent burden
- 27.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 8.4%
- Farmers
- 3.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.3%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 6.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.