Cascade Locks

Population: 1,529
Median household income: $65,357
Median home value: $330,800

Cascade Locks, a community in Hood River County, Oregon, has 1,529 residents. At $65,357, its median household income sits below Hood River County's $82,095.

From 2019 to 2023, Cascade Locks's population grew 19.0% from 1,285 to 1,529, while its median home value rose 30.2% from $254,100 to $330,800.

The median resident is 46.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 21.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,529
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $65,357
Median home value: $330,800
Median gross rent: $1,178
Housing units: 757
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2851,529

Median household income

$50,685$65,357

Median home value

$254,100$330,800

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,178

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,285	$50,685	$254,100	$1,019
2020	1,509	$52,034	$280,800	$1,021
2021	1,530	$56,108	$296,800	$1,193
2022	1,418	$62,195	$336,400	$1,082
2023	1,529	$65,357	$330,800	$1,178

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6421.5%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	5.8%
5 to 17	173	11.3%
18 to 24	46	3.0%
25 to 34	218	14.3%
35 to 44	205	13.4%
45 to 54	160	10.5%
55 to 64	329	21.5%
65 to 74	249	16.3%
75 and over	60	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,293	84.6%
Black or African American	30	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	47	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.7%
Two or more races	48	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	101	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate14.3%

Some college or associate's51.5%

Bachelor's degree22.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	6.7%
High school graduate	174	14.3%
Some college or associate's	629	51.5%
Bachelor's degree	274	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	62	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	554	68.6%
Carpooled	119	14.7%
Public transit	11	1.4%
Walked	14	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	110	13.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	158	22.6%
15 to 29 min	298	42.7%
30 to 44 min	135	19.3%
45 to 59 min	35	5.0%
60+ min	72	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 8.2% (126 of 1,529)

	Count	Share
Family households	472	70.0%
Nonfamily households	202	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	674	89.0%
Vacant	83	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	525	77.9%
Renter-occupied	149	22.1%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	569	75.2%
1-unit, attached	51	6.7%
2 to 4 units	18	2.4%
5 to 19 units	39	5.2%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	76	10.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4111600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.95 sq mi
Center point: 45.6760, -121.8687