CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pendleton

Oregon · 15,127 residents · 11.5 sq mi

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Pendleton is a city of 15,127 people in Oregon. The typical home is worth $49,400. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $315 a month at the median. Households take in $23,496 at the median, 22% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,127

−8%vs 2000

vs 16,354 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(983)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(1,035)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(897)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,061)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410%(1,517)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(2,764)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(2,309)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(1,306)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(1,189)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,197)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(667)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(202)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,496

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,800 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,178

−25%vs 2000

vs $17,551 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,400

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$315

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $448 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.8%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.9% in 2000

45.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.1%(14,247)

Black1.5%(244)

Hispanic / Latino6%(981)

Asian0.9%(154)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(14,027)

Black1.6%(239)

Hispanic / Latino4%(603)

Asian0.9%(132)

Other4.8%(729)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.9%(1,516)

Spaniard0.5%(86)

South American0.3%(52)

Puerto Rican0.3%(50)

Colombian0.2%(30)

Central American0.2%(28)

Honduran0.2%(28)

Dominican0.2%(26)

Cuban0.1%(13)

Argentine0.1%(12)

Chilean0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(21)

Filipino0.1%(14)

Chinese0.1%(9)

Japanese0%(2)

Korean0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German12%(2,037)

Irish10.2%(1,726)

English10.1%(1,720)

Scottish4.5%(756)

American4.1%(695)

Norwegian3.7%(632)

Italian3.5%(601)

French1.9%(324)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(272)

Polish1.4%(245)

British1.2%(208)

Dutch1.1%(187)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.9%(153)

Danish0.8%(132)

Welsh0.5%(79)

Finnish0.4%(61)

Canadian0.3%(57)

French Canadian0.3%(43)

Portuguese0.3%(43)

Swiss0.2%(40)

Arab0.2%(38)

Lebanese0.2%(38)

Austrian0.1%(22)

Russian0.1%(22)

Czech0.1%(20)

Subsaharan African0.1%(15)

Greek0.1%(14)

Iranian0.1%(9)

Belgian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.5%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.4%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.1 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 10.5 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 married41.7%(3,133)

Married41.3%(3,106)

Widowed2.9%(221)

Divorced14.1%(1,061)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(1,478)

Married50.6%(3,035)

Widowed13.3%(800)

Divorced11.5%(689)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 54.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.0%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.3%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% 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)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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