Who is the Malheur County Assessor?

G. Chris Russell is the Assessor of Malheur County, Oregon.

Who is the Malheur County County Clerk?

Gayle Trotter is the County Clerk of Malheur County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Malheur County District Attorney?

David M. Goldthorpe is the District Attorney of Malheur County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Malheur County Justice of the Peace?

Margaret (Margie) Mahony is the Justice of the Peace of Malheur County, Oregon.

Who is the Malheur County Sheriff?

Travis Johnson is the Sheriff of Malheur County, Oregon.

Who is the Malheur County County Treasurer?

Jennifer Forsyth is the County Treasurer of Malheur County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Malheur County commissioners?

Dan Joyce (County Judge); Ron Jacobs (County Court Commissioner); Jim Mendiola (County Court Commissioner).

What is the population of Malheur County?

About 31,954 people, with a median age of 36.1; the median household income is $54,519 and 17.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Malheur County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 489 people unemployed in a labor force of 13,668, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Malheur County?

52 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 12 school district and 34 special district governments.

Malheur County, OR elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Malheur County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Malheur County Court

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Judge	Dan Joyce source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Court Commissioner	Ron Jacobs source
County Court Commissioner	Jim Mendiola source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	G. Chris Russell source
County Clerk	Gayle Trotter source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	David M. Goldthorpe source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace	Margaret (Margie) Mahony source
Sheriff	Travis Johnson source
County Treasurer	Jennifer Forsyth source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Malheur County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 52 local governments in Malheur County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	5	0
School districts (school boards)	12	0
Special districts (elected boards)	34	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Malheur County

31,954people

36.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$54,519 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

17.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

15.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$248,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

7.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9%U.S.: 8.4%

38.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

32.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 34% · White 60.2% · Black 1% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 3.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Malheur County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.4%. Oregon: 4.3%.

489people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

13,179people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

13,668in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	489	13,179	13,668
August 2026	3.9%	540	13,223	13,763
July 2026	4.7%	630	12,833	13,463
June 2026	5.2%	701	12,836	13,537
May 2026	4.3%	560	12,612	13,172
April 2026	3.7%	498	12,784	13,282
March 2026	4.3%	565	12,585	13,150
February 2026	5.0%	659	12,401	13,060
January 2026	5.2%	677	12,267	12,944
December 2025	4.7%	615	12,569	13,184
November 2025	4.1%	539	12,734	13,273
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.4%	593	12,786	13,379
August 2025	4.4%	592	12,986	13,578
July 2025	5.9%	804	12,725	13,529
June 2025	5.1%	687	12,689	13,376
May 2025	4.3%	561	12,465	13,026
April 2025	3.7%	490	12,694	13,184
March 2025	5.0%	647	12,313	12,960
February 2025	5.1%	652	12,138	12,790
January 2025	5.3%	679	12,161	12,840
December 2024	4.6%	593	12,387	12,980
November 2024	3.7%	480	12,573	13,053
October 2024	3.5%	463	12,789	13,252

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.7%	624	12,569	13,193
2024	4.1%	536	12,449	12,985
2023	3.9%	490	12,227	12,717
2022	4.2%	530	11,958	12,488
2021	4.5%	558	11,918	12,476
2020	5.4%	666	11,675	12,341
2019	4.2%	506	11,482	11,988
2018	4.6%	555	11,462	12,017
2017	4.7%	575	11,560	12,135
2016	5.6%	680	11,388	12,068

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Oregon's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Malheur County

397.4 per 100,0002023. Oregon: 332.0.

2,140.4 per 100,0002023. Oregon: 2,601.9.

2murders2023, 127 violent crimes in all.

2023 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2023	127	397.4	684	2,140.4
2022	128	403.8	894	2,820.6
2021	129	420.6	814	2,654.1
2019	109	337.2	905	2,799.9
2018	82	255.0	849	2,640.5
2016	27	83.9	881	2,736.1

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Malheur County Sheriff's Office	2023	33	136	16,949
Ontario Police Department	2023	80	506	11,762
Nyssa Police Department	2023	14	42	3,246

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Oregon · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.63 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 32,437 people.

53sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

46civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Malheur County Sheriff's Office	25	40	17,148
Ontario Police Department	21	5	12,005
Nyssa Police Department	7	1	3,284

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	53	1.63	46	3
2024	68	2.09	23	3
2023	54	1.69	37	3
2022	57	1.80	32	3
2021	55	1.79	37	3
2020	81	2.67	19	3
2019	70	2.29	28	3
2018	68	2.24	28	3
2017	55	1.81	39	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Malheur County Assessor?: G. Chris Russell is the Assessor of Malheur County, Oregon.
Who is the Malheur County County Clerk?: Gayle Trotter is the County Clerk of Malheur County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Malheur County District Attorney?: David M. Goldthorpe is the District Attorney of Malheur County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Malheur County Justice of the Peace?: Margaret (Margie) Mahony is the Justice of the Peace of Malheur County, Oregon.
Who is the Malheur County Sheriff?: Travis Johnson is the Sheriff of Malheur County, Oregon.
Who is the Malheur County County Treasurer?: Jennifer Forsyth is the County Treasurer of Malheur County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Malheur County commissioners?: Dan Joyce (County Judge); Ron Jacobs (County Court Commissioner); Jim Mendiola (County Court Commissioner).
What is the population of Malheur County?: About 31,954 people, with a median age of 36.1; the median household income is $54,519 and 17.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Malheur County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 489 people unemployed in a labor force of 13,668, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Malheur County?: 52 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 12 school district and 34 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Oregon Blue Book published by the Secretary of State; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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