Hood River County vs. Wasco County

Hood River County (OR)Wasco County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)23,42826,505
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.8%5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)22,34625,211
Population, Census, April 1, 201022,34625,213
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.6%20.6%
Female persons, percent50.0%49.7%
White alone, percent93.6%90.8%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%4.0%
Asian alone, percent1.6%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.8%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent32.1%18.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.0%74.1%
Veterans, 2014-20181,1662,294
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201816.1%8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)10,01111,729
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.0%62.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$355,100$199,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,657$1,326
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$479$467
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,150$788
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.8%15.8%
Households, 2014-20188,53910,266
Persons per household, 2014-20182.592.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.9%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201828.2%15.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.7%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.1%74.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.1%85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.6%20.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.2%12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.2%11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.6%58.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.5%53.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)62,11866,708
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)130,751148,164
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)304,29093,565
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)110,485213,589
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)315,357389,437
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,964$15,280
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.417.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,935$50,973
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,581$26,249
Persons in poverty, percent10.9%13.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,043704
Total employment, 201710,9337,603
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)375,189290,774
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.2%8.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,1231,428
All firms, 20122,8391,967
Men-owned firms, 20121,335998
Women-owned firms, 2012842551
Minority-owned firms, 2012260156
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,4541,689
Veteran-owned firms, 2012153130
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,4641,671
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.2%22.0%
Population per square mile, 201042.810.6
Land area in square miles, 2010521.952,381.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hood River county (OR) and Wasco county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.