Hood River County, OR
Demographic and economic profile of Hood River County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Hood River County is a small, agriculture-oriented economy of roughly 24,000 residents, with a foreign-born population of 15.3% that reflects the labor demands of its fruit-growing and outdoor recreation sectors. The workforce of about 16,500 participants (68.8% labor force participation) is relatively well-educated at 39.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $40,853 against a median household income of $88,947. Housing costs are high for a rural county—median home value of $571,200—while the poverty rate is low at 5.5% and the unemployment rate sits at 3.5%, alongside modest 5-year population growth of 3.6%.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+3.6% since 2018
Hood River County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone16,162 (67.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race4,469 (18.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,738 (7.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races962 (4.0%)
- Black or African American Alone236 (1.0%)
- Asian Alone190 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish6,016
- 2.German or other West Germanic68
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island66
- 4.Other Indo-European65
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)55
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,943
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,561
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,555
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,355
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)1,131
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,475
- 2.Service Occupations2,301
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,980
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,573
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,274
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.45×)1,715
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.45×)1,622
- 3.Information (LQ 1.22×)292
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.94×)2,783
- 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.92×)270
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.