Hood River County is home to 23,905 people in Oregon. That puts it in the top 3% of US counties for household income. The typical home is worth $660,000, having more than tripled since 2000. The average commute runs 18 minutes. There are 46 people per square mile. Growth has run 17% since 2000, or 3,494 more people.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,947, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 141%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hood River County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$184,085 → $660,000(+259%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.0% → 41.0%(+23.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate15.7% → 8.0%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)31.5%(332)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.7%(376)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.9%(283)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(45)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,054 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
Hood River County, decade by decade
Hood River County 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
16,903
$60,583
$184,085
18.0%
41.1
2000
20,411
$69,817
$274,341
23.1%
54.6
2010
22,346
$73,809
$443,080
25.9%
59.8
2020
23,977
$87,773
$498,875
34.7%
65.2
2024
23,905
$88,947
$660,000
41.0%
65.0
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.
