Hood River County, Oregon

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,958
Median household income: $82,095
Median home value: $571,200

Hood River County is a county in Oregon with a population of 23,958. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $82,095 is in line with the Oregon median ($80,426).

Between 2019 and 2023, Hood River County's population grew 3.2% from 23,209 to 23,958, while its median household income rose 25.0% from $65,679 to $82,095.

Owners occupy 68.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,958
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $82,095
Median home value: $571,200
Median gross rent: $1,381
Housing units: 10,210
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,209	$65,679	$373,600	$1,133
2020	23,270	$72,418	$411,600	$1,138
2021	23,915	$77,815	$444,300	$1,168
2022	23,965	$80,254	$492,500	$1,281
2023	23,958	$82,095	$571,200	$1,381

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,290	5.4%
5 to 17	4,022	16.8%
18 to 24	1,953	8.2%
25 to 34	2,865	12.0%
35 to 44	3,213	13.4%
45 to 54	3,164	13.2%
55 to 64	3,203	13.4%
65 to 74	2,517	10.5%
75 and over	1,731	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,965	62.5%
Black or African American	197	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.2%
Asian	253	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	223	0.9%
Two or more races	996	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,260	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,634	15.8%
High school graduate	3,236	19.4%
Some college or associate's	4,249	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,834	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,740	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone60.5%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home18.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,541	60.5%
Carpooled	1,551	12.4%
Public transit	104	0.8%
Walked	741	5.9%
Bicycle	123	1.0%
Worked from home	2,262	18.2%
Other means	139	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,717	46.2%
15 to 29 min	3,223	31.6%
30 to 44 min	1,106	10.8%
45 to 59 min	368	3.6%
60+ min	785	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 5.5% (1,306 of 23,778)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,856	64.9%
Nonfamily households	3,165	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,021	88.4%
Vacant	1,189	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,142	68.1%
Renter-occupied	2,879	31.9%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,382	72.3%
1-unit, attached	478	4.7%
2 to 4 units	445	4.4%
5 to 19 units	465	4.6%
20 or more units	358	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1,082	10.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 41027
State: Oregon
Land area: 522 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 45.5118, -121.6560