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A town of 1,610, settled in 1930.
Hines’ weakest subject grade is a D for schools. Hines’ average trip to work is 8 minutes, below both Oregon’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 116 Oregon towns, just 1 have a lower typical home value than Hines. Hines has 1 place on the National Register. Hines has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Hines is from typical.
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Census counts: 677 in 1940, 1,645 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hines, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hines.
Its public schools are run by Harney County SD 3. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 164 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
The typical Hines home is worth about $230,000, up 3.5% in a year, 53% below the Oregon typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hines beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Hines, above both the Oregon town median (33%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 17% of Hines adults report frequent physical distress.
| Hines | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hines | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.4% | 71.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hines has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Hines is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hines. Hines has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 1,610 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Hines | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 27% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.5 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 87% are men (OR 51%).
| Hines | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.6% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Hines for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Hines grew to 473 in 2023, 148 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Burns (42%), Redmond (2%) and Portland (2%).
| Hines | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Hines’ trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Hines | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hines City Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Hines; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Hines residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
City in Oregon, United States
Hines is a city in Harney County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hines had a population of 1,645.
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That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($55,208 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.