Wasco County, Oregon

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Key figures

Statistic	Wasco County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,552	4,254,293	334,922,499	1594th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,175	$83,011	$80,734	1692nd of 3,221
Median Age	41.0	40.4	38.9	1811th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.4%	36.8%	35.7%	1600th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$367,400	$477,600	$332,700	370th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,008	$1,525	$1,413	969th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.6%	11.9%	12.5%	2062nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.7%	5.4%	5.2%	319th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.2	44.3	n/a	2603rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.9%	9.8%	14.1%	404th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.2	n/a	n/a	1411th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.5%	63.3%	65.2%	2536th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.9	23.0	26.4	2736th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.9%	19.0%	15.1%	1829th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.8%	n/a	n/a	1695th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.3%	46.7%	46.9%	2342nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.6%	n/a	n/a	1327th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wasco County, Oregon

Statistic	Wasco County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20.6%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.3	46.3	61.4

Age in Wasco County, Oregon

Statistic	Wasco County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	41.0	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.1%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.4%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Wasco County, Oregon

Statistic	Wasco County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	10,563	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.6%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.5%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.0%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	28.7%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wasco County, Oregon

Statistic	Wasco County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,408	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.2%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.4%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.0%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.5%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.8%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Wasco County, Oregon

Statistic	Wasco County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	12,198	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.3%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.5%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.4%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.5%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.3%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,828	$3,876	n/a

Education in Wasco County, Oregon

Statistic	Wasco County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	13.8%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.4%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.3%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.9%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.6%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wasco County, Oregon

Statistic	Wasco County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.0%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.7%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.2%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	54.7%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Wasco County, Oregon

Statistic	Wasco County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.1%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.4%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.5%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.2%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	16.8%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.8%	12.3%	16.7%

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