COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sisters vs Bend
PLACE A
Sisters, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Bend, Oregon
Sisters is 97% smaller than Bend. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Sisters has grown faster since 2000 (50% vs 29%).
SISTERSBENDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,934107,342−97% vs Bend
Population density1,5183,084−1,567
Population growth50.3%29.4%+20.9 pts
Median age49.640.9+8.7
Male47.2%50.0%−2.8 pts
Female52.8%50.0%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born7.2%4.8%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.4%82.6%+1.8 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%9.2%−4.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other10.7%6.8%+3.9 pts
Median household income$94,524$96,394−$1,870
Per capita income$50,763$58,652−$7,889
Poverty rate7.7%8.8%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.470−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.1%52.9%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree15.8%19.6%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%3.7%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation57.7%68.2%−10.5 pts
Median home value$631,100$718,400−$87,300
Median gross rent$1,350$1,883−$533
Owner-occupied73.3%61.7%+11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%7.3%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%46.0%+10.2 pts
Average commute17.616.3+1.3
Worked from home16.3%24.8%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.1%6.2%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025