With 16,950 people, Pendleton is a city in Oregon. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 3%. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 20% less than in Oregon as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,563, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pendleton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$118,563 → $287,100(+142%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.6% → 24.7%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share91.5% → 79.0%(−12.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Pendleton's population equals 21% of Umatilla County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 5.6% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 29% of the county's.
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)25.7%(244)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(174)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.5%(290)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(25)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 951 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
Pendleton, decade by decade
Pendleton 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
15,127
$56,392
$118,563
17.6%
20.0
2000
16,354
$67,037
$180,162
23.8%
29.4
2010
16,612
$66,448
$201,688
18.1%
38.4
2020
17,107
$66,461
$234,893
19.8%
49.1
2024
16,950
$66,563
$287,100
24.7%
44.4
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.
