Hood River vs Odell

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

Hood River and Odell 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 2,666 in Odell). Odell has the higher median household income ($84,911 vs $77,975 in Hood River). Hood River has the higher median home value ($602,800 vs $391,500 in Odell).

Population, income & housing

	Hood River	Odell
Population	8,360	2,666
Median age	37.9 yrs	27.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,975	$84,911
Median home value	$602,800	$391,500
Median gross rent	$1,446	—
Housing units	4,037	735
Homeownership rate	53.4%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hood River	Odell
Population	7,715 → 8,360 (+8.4%)	2,380 → 2,666 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$60,542 → $77,975 (+28.8%)	$62,889 → $84,911 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$354,700 → $602,800 (+69.9%)	$221,000 → $391,500 (+77.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,142 → $1,446 (+26.6%)	$585 → $587 (+0.3%)

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

Odell

Population

2,3802,666

Median household income

$62,889$84,911

Median home value

$221,000$391,500

Median gross rent

$585$587

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hood River	Odell
Under 5	6.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.8%	26.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	14.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	15.3%	8.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	6.1%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.1%
75 and over	9.3%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hood River	Odell
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	40.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	25.0%	55.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hood River	Odell
No high school diploma	14.5%	18.4%
High school graduate	18.4%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	21.4%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hood River	Odell
Drove alone	48.5%	85.7%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.4%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	14.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.1%	4.9%
Other means	0.7%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hood River	Odell
1-unit, detached	59.7%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	5.4%
20 or more units	8.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	30.6%

Poverty & households

	Hood River	Odell
Poverty rate	8.6%	3.1%
Average household size	2.31	3.93
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1985	1989