Sisters

Population: 3,018
Median household income: $93,115
Median home value: $586,000

Sisters, a community in Deschutes County, Oregon, has 3,018 residents. At $93,115, its median household income sits above Deschutes County's $87,640.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sisters's population grew 14.2% from 2,643 to 3,018, while its median home value rose 77.1% from $330,800 to $586,000.

59.7% of workers drive to work alone. 75.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,018
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $93,115
Median home value: $586,000
Median gross rent: $1,414
Housing units: 1,522
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6433,018

Median household income

$60,318$93,115

Median home value

$330,800$586,000

Median gross rent

$1,154$1,414

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,643	$60,318	$330,800	$1,154
2020	2,709	$75,662	$414,000	$1,209
2021	2,945	$81,016	$467,600	$1,340
2022	2,992	$84,088	$546,400	$1,365
2023	3,018	$93,115	$586,000	$1,414

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 7429.7%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	131	4.3%
5 to 17	428	14.2%
18 to 24	90	3.0%
25 to 34	190	6.3%
35 to 44	413	13.7%
45 to 54	391	13.0%
55 to 64	267	8.8%
65 to 74	895	29.7%
75 and over	213	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,602	86.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.6%
Two or more races	212	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	186	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate17.8%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	231	9.8%
High school graduate	422	17.8%
Some college or associate's	699	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	684	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	333	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone59.7%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means5.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	787	59.7%
Carpooled	108	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	70	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	280	21.2%
Other means	73	5.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	540	52.0%
15 to 29 min	189	18.2%
30 to 44 min	143	13.8%
45 to 59 min	108	10.4%
60+ min	58	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 6.9% (207 of 3,009)

	Count	Share
Family households	983	73.0%
Nonfamily households	363	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2006

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,346	88.4%
Vacant	176	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,067	79.3%
Renter-occupied	279	20.7%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,155	75.9%
1-unit, attached	82	5.4%
2 to 4 units	32	2.1%
5 to 19 units	78	5.1%
20 or more units	4	0.3%
Mobile home & other	171	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4167950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.2924, -121.5530