Crook County vs Hood River County

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

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

Crook County has the higher population (25,651 vs 23,958 in Hood River County). Hood River County has the higher median household income ($82,095 vs $81,675 in Crook County). Hood River County has the higher median home value ($571,200 vs $423,300 in Crook County).

Population, income & housing

	Crook County	Hood River County
Population	25,651	23,958
Median age	47.7 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,675	$82,095
Median home value	$423,300	$571,200
Median gross rent	$1,224	$1,381
Housing units	11,524	10,210
Homeownership rate	75.6%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	39.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crook County	Hood River County
Population	23,011 → 25,651 (+11.5%)	23,209 → 23,958 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$49,006 → $81,675 (+66.7%)	$65,679 → $82,095 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$246,100 → $423,300 (+72.0%)	$373,600 → $571,200 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$865 → $1,224 (+41.5%)	$1,133 → $1,381 (+21.9%)

Crook County

Population

23,01125,651

Median household income

$49,006$81,675

Median home value

$246,100$423,300

Median gross rent

$865$1,224

Hood River County

Population

23,20923,958

Median household income

$65,679$82,095

Median home value

$373,600$571,200

Median gross rent

$1,133$1,381

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crook County	Hood River County
Under 5	5.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	15.8%	10.5%
75 and over	9.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crook County	Hood River County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	62.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crook County	Hood River County
No high school diploma	8.9%	15.8%
High school graduate	31.7%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crook County	Hood River County
Drove alone	81.7%	60.5%
Carpooled	4.8%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	18.2%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crook County	Hood River County
1-unit, detached	73.4%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	4.6%
20 or more units	2.6%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Crook County	Hood River County
Poverty rate	9.7%	5.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1994	1981