Hood River County, Oregon

Hood River County has a population of 23,905 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $660,000, about 7.4 times the county's median household income of $88,947.

Home price
$660,000
Income
$88,947
Population
23,905
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$660,000county
Median gross rent$1,417county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198045.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.1%county
Typical monthly rent$2,420county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,884county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,436county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,620county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$88,947county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate8.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home20.3%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government14.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$75,086county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.53%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time18.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8639088county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths29.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher41.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3602county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible70.9%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians220county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter15.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.5%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population23,905county
Land area in square miles522county
People per square mile of land45.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store20.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.5%county
Second languages26.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents150county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in726county
Households that moved away825county
Average income of arriving households$98,573county
Average income of departing households$68,570county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year180county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings73.9%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.7 incounty
Annual snowfall5.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.02 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing103 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days163 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use883 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.8%county
Homes heated by wood7.5%county
Households with broadband95.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk30.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.1county
Landslide risk86.1county
Hail risk8.2county
Earthquake risk75.6county
Tornado risk6.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk45.7county
Winter weather risk42.1county
Strong wind risk34.4county
Wildfire risk94.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hood River County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oregon figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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