Hood River County, OR

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2022 Population

23,965

0.209% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

40.2

2.03% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

6.57%

4.63% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$80,254

3.13% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$492,500

10.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Hood River County, OR had a population of 24k people with a median age of 40.2 and a median household income of $80,254. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Hood River County, OR grew from 23,915 to 23,965, a 0.209% increase and its median household income grew from $77,815 to $80,254, a 3.13% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hood River County, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.5%), White (Hispanic) (16.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.07%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.76%).

None of the households in Hood River County, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.2% of the residents in Hood River County, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Hood River County, OR was $492,500, and the homeownership rate was 68.3%.

Most people in Hood River County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Hood River County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Hood River County, OR borders Clackamas County, OR, Multnomah County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Klickitat County, WA, and Skamania County, WA.

About the photo: The Diner at the Bridge of the Gods. Cascade Locks, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

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United States Oregon Hood River, OR

Population & Diversity

Hood River County, OR is home to a population of 24k people, from which 88.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 15.4% of Hood River County, OR residents were born outside of the country (3.68k people).

In 2022, there were 3.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15k people) in Hood River County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.05k White (Hispanic) and 2.41k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

88.2%

2022 Citizenship

88.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 88.2% of Hood River County, OR residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Hood River County, OR was 88.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hood River County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hood River County, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
15k ± 180
White (Hispanic)
4.05k ± 714
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.41k ± 724

30.8%

Hispanic Population

7.39k people

30.8% of the people in Hood River County, OR are hispanic (7.39k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hood River County, OR as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

15.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.68k people

15.6%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.74k people

As of 2022, 15.4% of Hood River County, OR residents (3.68k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hood River County, OR was 15.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hood River County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
286 ± 99
Gulf War (2001-)
271 ± 137
Gulf War (1990s)
90 ± 65

Hood River County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hood River County, OR employs 12.9k people. The largest industries in Hood River County, OR are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,148 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,916 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,340 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($117,228), Finance & Insurance ($113,464), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($106,250).

Employment

Occupations

12.9k

2022 Value

± 872

2.05%

1 Year growth

± 9.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hood River County, OR grew at a rate of 2.05%, from 12.6k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hood River County, OR, are Management Occupations (1,618 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (1,420 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,101 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hood River County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.9k

2022 Value

± 872

2.05%

1 Year growth

± 9.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hood River County, OR grew at a rate of 2.05%, from 12.6k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hood River County, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,148 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,916 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,340 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hood River County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Hood River County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,250

Median earning men ± $3,716

$35,647

Median earning women ± $2,606

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($206,445), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($120,875), and Public Administration ($76,111).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($55,859), Public Administration ($47,891), and Wholesale Trade ($47,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

110
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
78
Construction
74
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hood River County, OR went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 67% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (30.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (67%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (30.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.52%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hood River County, OR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hood River County, OR was $492,500 in 2022, which is 1.75 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $444,300 to $492,500, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Hood River County, OR is 68.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hood River County, OR have an average commute time of 18.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hood River County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$492,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$29,584

$6,170

Median Property Taxes

±$560

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hood River County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hood River County, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2022

66.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 68.3% of the housing units in Hood River County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hood River County, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9501

The following map shows all of the tracts in Hood River County, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,254

Median Household Income

± $5,597

9.04k

Number of Households

± 696

In 2022, the median household income of the 9.04k households in Hood River County, OR grew to $80,254 from the previous year's value of $77,815.

The following chart displays the households in Hood River County, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hood River County, OR is from Oregon.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.462

2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (61.3%)
Worked At Home (15.6%)
Carpooled (12.7%)

In 2022, 61.3% of workers in Hood River County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.6%) and those who carpooled to work (12.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hood River County, OR have a shorter commute time (18.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.02% of the workforce in Hood River County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hood River County, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hood River County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hood River County, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.57% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hood River County, OR (1.56k out of 23.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hood River County, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.8% of the population of Hood River County, OR has health coverage, with 41.3% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 16.6% on non-group plans, and 0.243% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hood River County, OR see 466 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (468 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 752 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 243 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

466 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hood River County, OR

Primary care physicians in Hood River County, OR see an average of 466 patients per year. This represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (468 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hood River County, OR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.22%

Uninsured

41.3%

Employer Coverage

19.5%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

16.6%

Non-Group

0.243%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hood River County, OR grew by 0.0561% from 9.22% to 9.22%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hood River County, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Hood River County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hood River County, OR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 27.6% in Hood River County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hood River County, OR.