Cascade Locks vs Hood River

A side-by-side comparison of Cascade Locks and Hood River: population, income, housing, and more.

Cascade Locks and Hood River are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hood River has the higher population (8,360 vs 1,529 in Cascade Locks). Hood River has the higher median household income ($77,975 vs $65,357 in Cascade Locks). Hood River has the higher median home value ($602,800 vs $330,800 in Cascade Locks).

Population, income & housing

	Cascade Locks	Hood River
Population	1,529	8,360
Median age	46.2 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,357	$77,975
Median home value	$330,800	$602,800
Median gross rent	$1,178	$1,446
Housing units	757	4,037
Homeownership rate	77.9%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cascade Locks	Hood River
Population	1,285 → 1,529 (+19.0%)	7,715 → 8,360 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$50,685 → $65,357 (+28.9%)	$60,542 → $77,975 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$254,100 → $330,800 (+30.2%)	$354,700 → $602,800 (+69.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,019 → $1,178 (+15.6%)	$1,142 → $1,446 (+26.6%)

Cascade Locks

Population

1,2851,529

Median household income

$50,685$65,357

Median home value

$254,100$330,800

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,178

Hood River

Population

7,7158,360

Median household income

$60,542$77,975

Median home value

$354,700$602,800

Median gross rent

$1,142$1,446

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cascade Locks	Hood River
Under 5	5.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	11.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	3.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	15.3%
55 to 64	21.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	16.3%	6.2%
75 and over	3.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cascade Locks	Hood River
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	64.4%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cascade Locks	Hood River
No high school diploma	6.7%	14.5%
High school graduate	14.3%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	51.5%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	21.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cascade Locks	Hood River
Drove alone	68.6%	48.5%
Carpooled	14.7%	6.7%
Public transit	1.4%	1.8%
Walked	1.7%	14.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.9%
Worked from home	13.6%	25.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cascade Locks	Hood River
1-unit, detached	75.2%	59.7%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Cascade Locks	Hood River
Poverty rate	8.2%	8.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1979	1985