Photo: MIM1765 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Hermiston run?
Hermiston’s city government spent $22.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,178 per resident. Water and other utilities ($10.3 million) and the airport ($380,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hermiston is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,178 per resident a year, or $3.23 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
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No comparison for Hermiston yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Hermiston’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hermiston reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,018 · 2024: $1,178.
full-time in March 2025, up from 87 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,317 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.24% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hermiston’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Hermiston’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hermiston →
Who’s in charge in Hermiston
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hermiston’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on hermiston.or.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 178 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (19,423).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Hermiston School District 8
Hermiston’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,680 per pupil, $9,678 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal.
Stanfield School District 61 · $16,621 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Hermiston’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hermiston alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Umatilla County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.2%20,973 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.6%9,251 votesOthers: 3.2% (1,001 votes).
Most votes in Umatilla County: Donald J Trump
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Hermiston lies in Umatilla County. Every 2024 race in Umatilla County is on the county’s page.
Umatilla County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Hermiston.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: hermiston.or.us ↗
- 2Oregon HouseState representatives
- 3Oregon SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oregon
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Hermiston’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hermiston’s government
How much does Hermiston spend per resident?
About $1,178 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Hermiston?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,317 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.24% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hermiston.or.us.
Who runs Hermiston’s government?
See hermiston.or.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hermiston yet.
How did Hermiston vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hermiston alone. Umatilla County, where 100% of Hermiston lies, voted Trump 67.2%, Harris 29.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hermiston?
109 full-time and 53 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $864,848 (about $10.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hermiston in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Todd Nash) and State House District 57 (Greg Smith). The House district also covers 22 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hermiston’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →