Wasco County, Oregon (OR)

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• • 19,10471.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,39420.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,2034.5%Two or more races
  • 5752.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2510.9%Asian alone
  • 720.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 710.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $342,436

Here:	$342,436
State:	$498,099

Townhouses or other attached units: $188,804

Here:	$188,804
State:	$392,138

In 2-unit structures: $316,486

Here:	$316,486
State:	$453,242

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $207,533

Here:	$207,533
State:	$378,730

Mobile homes: $140,800

Here:	$140,800
State:	$191,594

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $847

Here:	$847
State:	$135,968

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 99
• Auto thefts: 35

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 128
• Auto thefts: 16

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,720 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,701 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wasco County is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $841 a month.

Cities in this county include: The Dalles, City of The Dalles, Chenoweth, Dufur, Pine Hollow, Maupin, Mosier, Tygh Valley, Pine Grove, Rowena.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County, Maine , Campbell County, South Dakota , Fallon County, Montana , Idaho County, Idaho , Outagamie County, Wisconsin , Spink County, South Dakota , Renville County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 777
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,439 (30.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4292010 or later
• 6722000 to 2009
• 7271990 to 1999
• 4421980 to 1989
• 2251970 to 1979
• 256Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,920
• One, attached: 315
• Two: 188
• 3 or 4: 407
• 5 to 9: 337
• 10 to 19: 239
• 20 to 49: 271
• 50 or more: 134
• Mobile homes: 2,222
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65

Housing units in Wasco County with a mortgage: 4,134 (279 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 185 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67

Religion statistics for Wasco County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wasco County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oregon Wildfires And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 7, 2020 - November 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4562, Natural disaster type: Fire, Wind
• Oregon Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4499-OR: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4499, Natural disaster type: Other
• Oregon Microwave Fire, Incident Period: August 28, 2009 to September 01, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 2829, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Oregon Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 14, 2006 to December 15, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1683: February 22, 2007, FEMA Id: 1683, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 26, 2003 to January 14, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1510: February 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1510, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oregon Sheldon Ridge Fire, Incident Period: July 25, 2002 to August 01, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 26, 2002, FEMA Id: 2452, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Oregon Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 04, 1996 to February 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1099: February 09, 1996, FEMA Id: 1099, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Oregon Flash Flooding, Incident Period: July 08, 1995 to July 09, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1061: August 03, 1995, FEMA Id: 1061, Natural disaster type: Flash Flood
• Oregon Drought, Incident Period: April 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3039: April 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3039, Natural disaster type: Drought
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.85% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,662 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.31% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($30,615 average AGI)
3.54% relocated from other states ($22,047 average AGI)

Wasco County:	3.54%
Oregon average:	3.99%

from Hood River County, OR	1.35% ($50,368 average AGI)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.86% ($71,046)
from Klickitat County, WA	0.68% ($44,884)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.38% ($39,895)
from Washington County, OR	0.31% ($78,677)
from Clark County, WA	0.24% ($45,292)
from Umatilla County, OR	0.21% ($46,952)

7.59% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,762 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.57% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($24,626 average AGI)
4.03% relocated to other states ($29,137 average AGI)

Wasco County:	4.03%
Oregon average:	4.04%

to Klickitat County, WA	0.83% ($58,880 average AGI)
to Hood River County, OR	0.71% ($55,324)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.53% ($43,151)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.39% ($46,872)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.26% ($55,769)
to Clark County, WA	0.26% ($48,462)
to Washington County, OR	0.25% ($43,320)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wasco County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,517 (1,588 living alone), Female householders: 5,095 (1,658 living alone)

• 4,919 spouses (4,880 opposite-sex spouses), 781 unmarried partners, (756 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,834 children (6,010 natural, 198 adopted, 631 stepchildren), 486 grandchildren, 416 brothers or sisters, 393 parents, 6 foster children, 390 other relatives, 893 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,090

Size of family households: 3,230 2-persons, 1,213 3-persons, 1,111 4-persons, 634 5-persons, 218 6-persons, 233 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,245 1-person, 637 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

3,736 married couples with children.
1,315 single-parent households (448 men, 867 women).

84.9% of residents of Wasco speak English at home.
13.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $167,838,000 ($7,091 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,069,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,413,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,666,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,850,000
Federal grants: $25,741,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,918,000 ($14,497,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,251,000 ($4,986,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $974,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,983,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,467,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.18 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

• Year house built in Wasco County, Oregon
• 02020 or later
• 9002010 to 2019
• 1,3062000 to 2009
• 1,2701990 to 1999
• 1,0601980 to 1989
• 2,0211970 to 1979
• 1,0101960 to 1969
• 1,4351950 to 1959
• 8921940 to 1949
• 2,2021939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Wasco County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wasco County, Oregon
• 471 room
• 502 rooms
• 2253 rooms
• 7154 rooms
• 1,3935 rooms
• 1,6446 rooms
• 1,1067 rooms
• 7558 rooms
• 1,1199+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wasco County, Oregon
• 1071 room
• 5532 rooms
• 5093 rooms
• 6354 rooms
• 7365 rooms
• 4266 rooms
• 3327 rooms
• 768 rooms
• 1549+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wasco County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wasco County, Oregon
• 50no bedroom
• 1831 bedroom
• 1,4892 bedrooms
• 3,4933 bedrooms
• 1,4894 bedrooms
• 3445+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wasco County, Oregon
• 164no bedroom
• 8901 bedroom
• 1,2432 bedrooms
• 8393 bedrooms
• 3004 bedrooms
• 1365+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Wasco County, Oregon in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wasco County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 193no vehicle
• 1,5691 vehicle
• 2,7102 vehicles
• 1,4693 vehicles
• 6204 vehicles
• 4635+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wasco County in renter-occupied apartments
• 504no vehicle
• 1,3041 vehicle
• 1,0952 vehicles
• 4503 vehicles
• 1704 vehicles
• 325+ vehicles

86.6% of Wasco County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Oregon.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14,222
• Other state: 9,964
• Northeast: 588
• Midwest: 2,144
• South: 1,318
• West: 5,907

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 536
• Number of aged recipients: 50
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 486
• Number of recipients under 18: 77
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 364
• Number of recipients older than 64: 95
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 224
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 230