The Dalles

Population: 15,973
Median household income: $62,830
Median home value: $318,400

Located in Wasco County, Oregon, The Dalles is a community with a population of 15,973. At $62,830, its median household income sits in line with Wasco County's $63,602.

Between 2019 and 2023, The Dalles's population grew 3.4% from 15,448 to 15,973, while its median home value rose 55.8% from $204,400 to $318,400.

The median gross rent is $956. 22.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,973
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,830
Median home value: $318,400
Median gross rent: $956
Housing units: 6,812
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,44815,973

Median household income

$50,678$62,830

Median home value

$204,400$318,400

Median gross rent

$831$956

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,448	$50,678	$204,400	$831
2020	15,518	$53,457	$216,100	$822
2021	15,942	$56,598	$238,500	$881
2022	15,988	$59,714	$284,100	$925
2023	15,973	$62,830	$318,400	$956

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	770	4.8%
5 to 17	2,715	17.0%
18 to 24	1,302	8.2%
25 to 34	2,218	13.9%
35 to 44	2,194	13.7%
45 to 54	1,662	10.4%
55 to 64	1,955	12.2%
65 to 74	1,785	11.2%
75 and over	1,372	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,479	71.9%
Black or African American	75	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.3%
Asian	87	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	124	0.8%
Some other race	37	0.2%
Two or more races	654	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,468	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,590	14.2%
High school graduate	2,853	25.5%
Some college or associate's	4,244	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,519	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	980	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,952	82.4%
Carpooled	504	7.0%
Public transit	25	0.3%
Walked	124	1.7%
Bicycle	27	0.4%
Worked from home	440	6.1%
Other means	152	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,380	64.6%
15 to 29 min	1,263	18.6%
30 to 44 min	796	11.7%
45 to 59 min	145	2.1%
60+ min	200	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 10.7% (1,651 of 15,481)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,801	59.6%
Nonfamily households	2,581	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,382	93.7%
Vacant	430	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,010	62.8%
Renter-occupied	2,372	37.2%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,377	64.3%
1-unit, attached	298	4.4%
2 to 4 units	527	7.7%
5 to 19 units	543	8.0%
20 or more units	389	5.7%
Mobile home & other	678	10.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4172950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 45.5984, -121.1524