Mosier vs The Dalles

A side-by-side comparison of Mosier and The Dalles: population, income, housing, and more.

Mosier and The Dalles are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The Dalles has the higher population (15,973 vs 675 in Mosier). Mosier has the higher median household income ($71,406 vs $62,830 in The Dalles). Mosier has the higher median home value ($338,300 vs $318,400 in The Dalles).

Population, income & housing

	Mosier	The Dalles
Population	675	15,973
Median age	36.2 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,406	$62,830
Median home value	$338,300	$318,400
Median gross rent	$1,469	$956
Housing units	350	6,812
Homeownership rate	84.0%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mosier	The Dalles
Population	455 → 675 (+48.4%)	15,448 → 15,973 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$54,375 → $71,406 (+31.3%)	$50,678 → $62,830 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $338,300 (+116.4%)	$204,400 → $318,400 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,098 → $1,469 (+33.8%)	$831 → $956 (+15.0%)

Mosier

Population

455675

Median household income

$54,375$71,406

Median home value

$156,300$338,300

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,469

The Dalles

Population

15,44815,973

Median household income

$50,678$62,830

Median home value

$204,400$318,400

Median gross rent

$831$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mosier	The Dalles
Under 5	16.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.4%	13.9%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.2%
75 and over	4.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mosier	The Dalles
White (non-Hispanic)	45.8%	71.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	50.5%	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mosier	The Dalles
No high school diploma	28.5%	14.2%
High school graduate	18.2%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mosier	The Dalles
Drove alone	67.8%	82.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	7.0%
Public transit	6.4%	0.3%
Walked	6.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mosier	The Dalles
1-unit, detached	50.3%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	8.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	33.4%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Mosier	The Dalles
Poverty rate	6.8%	10.7%
Average household size	2.58	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1999	1964