CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hood River

Oregon · 4,632 residents · 2.61 sq mi

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Hood River is a city of 4,632 people in Oregon. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 20.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. There are 1,199 fewer people here than in 2000. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. Households take in $24,355 at the median, 19% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,632

−21%vs 2000

vs 5,831 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

+3%vs 2000

vs 33.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.61 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(454)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(298)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(309)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(232)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(288)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(792)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(789)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(395)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(339)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(387)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(264)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(85)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,355

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,580 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,007

−32%vs 2000

vs $17,609 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.4%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,000

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $141,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$402

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $544 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.7%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.6% in 2000

47.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.7%(4,240)

Black0.4%(26)

Hispanic / Latino23.2%(1,351)

Asian1.1%(67)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90%(4,171)

Black0.5%(21)

Hispanic / Latino10.5%(488)

Asian0.8%(38)

Other8.7%(402)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican20.1%(1,677)

South American1.9%(157)

Central American1%(83)

Venezuelan0.9%(74)

Salvadoran0.5%(43)

Guatemalan0.5%(40)

Colombian0.5%(38)

Peruvian0.4%(32)

Puerto Rican0.2%(17)

Chilean0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(45)

Filipino0.3%(28)

Korean0.3%(22)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(33)

Ancestry

German19.2%(1,607)

English15.2%(1,268)

Irish12.9%(1,081)

American6.8%(566)

Italian3.6%(304)

Norwegian2.2%(188)

Scottish2.2%(186)

Polish2.2%(182)

Swedish2.2%(181)

French2%(169)

Austrian1.5%(127)

British1.5%(124)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.4%(113)

Russian1.3%(110)

Finnish0.9%(79)

Danish0.9%(76)

Welsh0.8%(71)

Dutch0.7%(58)

Ukrainian0.6%(50)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(46)

Australian0.5%(41)

Greek0.5%(40)

Slovene0.4%(34)

Belgian0.4%(33)

Brazilian0.4%(30)

Romanian0.3%(26)

Czech0.3%(21)

Subsaharan African0.3%(21)

Canadian0.2%(20)

Croatian0.2%(19)

Swiss0.2%(14)

Arab0.2%(13)

Lithuanian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.2%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.7%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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 married40.8%(1,386)

Married43%(1,459)

Widowed1.9%(63)

Divorced14.3%(486)

Women 15+

Never married32%(1,088)

Married41.5%(1,409)

Widowed10.3%(351)

Divorced16.2%(549)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.2%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% 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)34.9%(159)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)53.4%(243)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era9.5%(43)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 455 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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