Skip to main content

Demographics

For the most recent demographic information visit Mid-Columbia Economic Development District or the U.S. Census Bureau.

QuickFacts 2010 Census The Dalles, OR Wasco County, OR
Population, 2010 estimate 13,631 25,234
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.0% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 2010 23.8% 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 17.9% 17.7%
Female persons, percent, 2011 51.6% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2010 87.9% 90.9%
Black persons, percent, 2010 0.5% 0.6%
American Indians and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 1.5% 4.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 1.0% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 0.8% 0.6%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.7% 2.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 17.0% 15.6%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 77.7% 76.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 85.2% 86.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 10.0% 9.2%
Language other than English spoke at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 16.2% 15.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 84.6% 84.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 21.0% 21.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 13.3 17.1
Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 67.1% 67.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 21.8% 14.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $181,200 $188,400
Households, 2006-2010 5,495 9,801
Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.31 2.42
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $23,186 $21,922
Median household income 2006-2010 $42,317 $42,133
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 12.0% 15.5%
Business QuickFacts 2010 Census The Dalles, OR Wasco County, OR
Total number of firms, 2007 1,089 1,828
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.1% 22.0%
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 180,074
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 354,428 381,866
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $29,200 $16,089
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 37,392 47,598
Geography QuickFacts 2010 Census The Dalles, OR Wasco County, OR
Land area in square miles, 2010 6.35 2,381.52
Persons per square mile, 2010 2,146.2 10.6
FIPS Code 72950 65