Bend

Population: 101,472
Median household income: $88,792
Median home value: $646,800

Bend, a community in Deschutes County, Oregon, has 101,472 residents. The median household income of $88,792 is in line with the Deschutes County median ($87,640).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bend's population grew 8.0% from 93,917 to 101,472, while its median home value rose 68.1% from $384,800 to $646,800.

The median gross rent is $1,767. 51.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 101,472
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $88,792
Median home value: $646,800
Median gross rent: $1,767
Housing units: 46,712
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

93,917101,472

Median household income

$65,662$88,792

Median home value

$384,800$646,800

Median gross rent

$1,276$1,767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	93,917	$65,662	$384,800	$1,276
2020	97,032	$67,973	$415,100	$1,374
2021	97,042	$74,253	$462,400	$1,531
2022	99,442	$82,671	$576,900	$1,649
2023	101,472	$88,792	$646,800	$1,767

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,606	4.5%
5 to 17	15,559	15.3%
18 to 24	7,529	7.4%
25 to 34	14,717	14.5%
35 to 44	15,838	15.6%
45 to 54	13,677	13.5%
55 to 64	11,863	11.7%
65 to 74	10,671	10.5%
75 and over	7,012	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	84,471	83.2%
Black or African American	267	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	203	0.2%
Asian	1,219	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	185	0.2%
Some other race	602	0.6%
Two or more races	5,590	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,935	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree31.6%

Graduate or professional degree19.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,813	3.8%
High school graduate	11,246	15.2%
Some college or associate's	22,051	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	23,280	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14,388	19.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle2.4%

Worked from home22.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34,071	63.8%
Carpooled	4,039	7.6%
Public transit	127	0.2%
Walked	1,339	2.5%
Bicycle	1,289	2.4%
Worked from home	11,979	22.4%
Other means	519	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,694	47.6%
15 to 29 min	16,416	39.7%
30 to 44 min	3,616	8.7%
45 to 59 min	845	2.0%
60+ min	813	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 9.5% (9,556 of 100,999)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,066	60.2%
Nonfamily households	17,212	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43,278	92.6%
Vacant	3,434	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,871	62.1%
Renter-occupied	16,407	37.9%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,812	70.2%
1-unit, attached	2,492	5.3%
2 to 4 units	3,550	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2,807	6.0%
20 or more units	3,408	7.3%
Mobile home & other	1,643	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4105800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 35 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 44.0567, -121.3080