Hood River, OR

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
23,905
US Senator
Ron Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.7
1.24% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.01%
45.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$88,947
8.35% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$660,000
15.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
12,603
0.99% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Hood River, 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.

91.2% of the residents in Hood River, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Hood River, OR was $660,000, and the homeownership rate was 69.4%.

Most people in Hood River, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Hood River, OR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOregon

Population & Diversity

Hood River, OR is home to a population of 23.9k people, from which 91.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.5% of Hood River, OR residents were born outside of the country (3.22k people).

In 2024, there were 3.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.8k people) in Hood River, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.18k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.52k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.2%
2024 Citizenship
89%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.2% of Hood River, OR residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hood River, OR was 89%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hood River, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14.8k ± 226
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.18k ± 586
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.52k ± 459
30.6%
Hispanic Population
7.33k people

In 2024, there were 3.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.8k people) in Hood River, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.18k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.52k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

30.6% of the people in Hood River, OR are hispanic (7.33k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hood River, OR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Oregon.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    141,836 ± 9,090 people
  2. Vietnam
    22,252 ± 3,653 people
  3. China
    21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.22k people
15.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.67k people

As of 2024, 13.5% of Hood River, OR residents (3.22k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hood River, OR was 15.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    332 ± 170
  2. Vietnam
    283 ± 99
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    153 ± 91

Hood River, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hood River, OR.

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Economy

The economy of Hood River, OR employs 12.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hood River, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,075 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,553 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,196 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($114,922), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,438), and Utilities ($86,681).

Employment

Occupations

12.6k
2024 Value
± 829
−0.99%
1 Year decline
± 9.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hood River, OR declined at a rate of −0.99%, from 12.7k employees to 12.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hood River, OR, are Management Occupations (1,520 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,089 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (903 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hood River, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

12.6k
2024 Value
± 829
−0.99%
1 Year decline
± 9.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hood River, OR declined at a rate of −0.99%, from 12.7k employees to 12.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hood River, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,075 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,553 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,196 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hood River, OR, though some of these residents may live in Hood River, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,447
Median earning men ± $4,218
$41,061
Median earning women ± $2,384

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($156,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($123,750), and Public Administration ($95,031).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($111,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,750), and Public Administration ($56,239).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 110
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 78
    Construction
  3. 74
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $99.8k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $94.8k
    Manufacturing
  3. $57.3k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

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

Voting results are not available for Hood River, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (55.3%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
Jeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hood River, OR was $660,000 in 2024, which is 1.98 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $571,200 to $660,000, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Hood River, OR is 69.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hood River, OR have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hood River, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$660,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$36,185
$6,203
Median Property Taxes
±$482

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, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

69.4%
Homeownership
2024
63.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 69.4% of the housing units in Hood River, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,947
Median Household Income
± $6,561
8.94k
Number of Households
± 641

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.94k households in Hood River, OR grew to $88,947 from the previous year's value of $82,095.

The following chart displays the households in Hood River, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hood River, OR is from Oregon.
0.461
2023 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (62.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (20.3%)
  3. Carpooled (9.53%)

In 2024, 62.3% of workers in Hood River, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.3%) and those who carpooled to work (9.53%).

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.

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Commute Time

18.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hood River, OR have a shorter commute time (18.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.653% of the workforce in Hood River, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hood River, 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, OR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.01% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hood River, OR (1.9k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

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Health

90.5% of the population of Hood River, OR has health coverage, with 45.4% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 16% on non-group plans, and 0.589% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oregon see 1,064 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,064 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1177 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 137 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.
1,064 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Oregon

Primary care physicians in Oregon see an average of 1,064 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,064 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

9.5%
Uninsured
45.4%
Employer Coverage
14.6%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
16%
Non-Group
0.589%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hood River, OR grew by 9.06% from 8.71% to 9.5%.

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

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