Wasco County, Oregon

Wasco County has a population of 26,552 and has shrunk 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $367,400, about 5.7 times the county's median household income of $64,175.

Home price
$367,400
Income
$64,175
Population
26,552
Unemployment
7.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$367,400county
Median gross rent$1,008county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198061.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,630county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,600county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,289county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,225county
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$64,175county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate11.6%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 home7.9%county
Unemployment rate7.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government17.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.0%county
Economic output per resident$90,124county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.77%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 time18.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service67 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8639088county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station14 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths82.9county
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 higher22.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.2%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3407county
Students per full-time teacher17.0county
Free lunch eligible91.6%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution58 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians105county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter16.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.8%county

Place

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

Population26,552county
Land area in square miles2,381county
People per square mile of land11.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store19.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.3%county
Population change since 2020-1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.4%county
Share of households that are one person35.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.9%county
Second languages18.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents139county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in707county
Households that moved away745county
Average income of arriving households$67,603county
Average income of departing households$57,813county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year39county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.1%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.21 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing103 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days158 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh9.8¢county
Household electricity use1,236 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood7.7%county
Households with broadband89.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk59.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk17.5county
Landslide risk55.2county
Hail risk16.5county
Earthquake risk83.0county
Tornado risk4.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk42.6county
Winter weather risk40.1county
Strong wind risk15.1county
Wildfire risk98.1county

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 Wasco 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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