CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tri-City

Oregon · 3,585 residents · 7.27 sq mi

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Tri-City is a city of 3,585 people in Oregon. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $44,700. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 23% less than in Oregon as a whole. Households take in $20,954 at the median, 30% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,585

+2%vs 2000

vs 3,519 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.3

−13%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.27 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(274)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(271)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(355)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(276)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(179)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(547)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(526)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(341)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(357)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(298)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(152)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,954

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,306 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,150

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,017 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,700

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$377

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $508 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.6%(3,222)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(100)

Asian0.5%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(3,444)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(52)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.9%(141)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(210)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(29)

Asian Indian0.3%(12)

Ancestry

German15%(636)

English15%(634)

Irish12.5%(530)

American12%(506)

Norwegian3.8%(162)

Scottish3.2%(136)

French1.9%(79)

Swedish1.8%(75)

Finnish1.2%(52)

Dutch1.1%(48)

Italian1%(43)

Welsh0.9%(39)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.9%(38)

Russian0.5%(23)

Portuguese0.5%(21)

Belgian0.4%(16)

French Canadian0.3%(11)

Danish0.2%(7)

Greek0.2%(7)

British0%(2)

Canadian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 12.3 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 married40.7%(682)

Married47.4%(794)

Widowed3.1%(52)

Divorced8.7%(146)

Women 15+

Never married27.2%(488)

Married41.1%(737)

Widowed18.4%(331)

Divorced13.3%(239)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−20.7 ptssince 2013

from 26.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.0%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.4%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.3%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% 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)31.9%(140)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.4%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.7%(227)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 439 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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