CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Echo

Oregon · 500 residents · 0.58 sq mi

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Echo is home to 500 people in Oregon. The typical home is worth $28,800. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 23% since 2000. The median age is 36.0, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 50%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

500

−23%vs 2000

vs 650 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

+3%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024494

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.2%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.4%(52)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(31)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(84)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(75)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.6%(78)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(31)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(20)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,000

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,464 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,316

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,879 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,800

−50%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$357

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $600 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(573)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino8.2%(53)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(479)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(18)

Asian0.6%(3)

Other3.6%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.6%(67)

Ancestry

American15.2%(75)

English15%(74)

Irish10.3%(51)

German9.5%(47)

Danish8.7%(43)

French3.4%(17)

Scottish2.6%(13)

Swedish1.8%(9)

Welsh1.8%(9)

British1.6%(8)

Finnish1.4%(7)

Norwegian1.4%(7)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Dutch0.6%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+116%vs 2000

vs 9.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.7%(73)

Married52.3%(104)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced11.1%(22)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(39)

Married57.7%(109)

Widowed5.3%(10)

Divorced16.4%(31)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.6%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.7%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.9%

+15.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.4%

+17.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)30.6%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.7%(15)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 36 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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