With 103,390 people, Bend is a city in Oregon. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 51,361 people. The typical home is worth $718,400, having more than tripled since 2000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. There are 2,971 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,394, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 186%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bend
What changed most since 1990
Population20,469 → 103,390(+405%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$165,605 → $718,400(+334%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.0% → 52.9%(+29.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.5%(1,163)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(961)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.2%(1,885)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(114)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.3%(165)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,941 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bend, decade by decade
Bend population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
20,469
$61,891
$165,605
23.0%
9.7
2000
52,029
$74,427
$251,571
29.4%
19.8
2010
76,639
$76,253
$466,960
35.2%
28.8
2020
99,178
$82,386
$503,117
44.9%
39.6
2024
103,390
$96,394
$718,400
52.9%
38.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
