City of The Dalles, OR (Oregon) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 12,224 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 6 (all nonfarm))

City of The Dalles, Oregon Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,246 (4,928 occupied: 3,151 owner occupied, 1,777 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	36%

Housing density: 998 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $314,095.

Median contract rent in 2007: $501 (lower quartile is $383, upper quartile is $647)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $430

Median gross rent in City of The Dalles, OR in 2007: $574

Housing units in City of The Dalles with a mortgage: 1,900 (199 second mortgage, 247 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 852

City of The Dalles,OR index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,921 (it was $101,700 in 2000)

City of The Dalles:	$183,921
Oregon:	$257,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $126,031 - $247,976

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $207,479
Here: $207,479
State: $345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $258,936
Here: $258,936
State: $271,304

In 2-unit structures: $230,371
Here: $230,371
State: $280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,171
Here: $114,171
State: $286,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $130,770
Here: $130,770
State: $281,504

Mobile homes: $71,035
Here: $71,035
State: $78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $50,278
Here: $50,278
State: $46,959

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,833

In family households: 9,841 (2,502 male householders, 748 female householders)
2,644 spouses, 3,309 children (3,092 natural, 37 adopted, 180 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 94 other relatives, 248 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,992 (621 male householders (461 living alone)), 1,052 female householders (986 living alone)), 319 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 397 (323 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,561 2-persons, 672 3-persons, 546 4-persons, 287 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,447 1-person, 179 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

1,982 married couples with children.
755 single-parent households (184 men, 571 women).

88.1% of residents of City of The Dalles speak English at home.
10.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 48% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 831 (6.8%)
(33.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in City of The Dalles, Oregon:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 68 4 rooms: 298 5 rooms: 636 6 rooms: 632 7 rooms: 564 8 rooms: 488 9 or more rooms: 418

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in City of The Dalles, Oregon:
	1 room: 98 2 rooms: 181 3 rooms: 271 4 rooms: 502 5 rooms: 352 6 rooms: 192 7 rooms: 79 8 rooms: 65 9 or more rooms: 37

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 68
1995 to 1998: 333
1990 to 1994: 149
1980 to 1989: 311
1970 to 1979: 709
1960 to 1969: 603
1950 to 1959: 1,125
1940 to 1949: 675
1939 or earlier: 1,273

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in City of The Dalles:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 113 2 bedrooms: 827 3 bedrooms: 1,479 4 bedrooms: 620 5 or more bedrooms: 107

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in City of The Dalles:
	no bedroom: 103 1 bedroom: 505 2 bedrooms: 716 3 bedrooms: 327 4 bedrooms: 91 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in City of The Dalles in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 108 1 vehicle: 840 2 vehicles: 1,447 3 vehicles: 555 4 vehicles: 153 5 or more vehicles: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in City of The Dalles in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 343 1 vehicle: 778 2 vehicles: 494 3 vehicles: 99 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 48

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in City of The Dalles, OR:

Less than $10,000: 15
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 11
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 23
$80,000 to $89,999: 19
$90,000 to $99,999: 75
$100,000 to $124,999: 218
$125,000 to $149,999: 368
$150,000 to $174,999: 565
$175,000 to $199,999: 409
$200,000 to $249,999: 584
$250,000 to $299,999: 359
$300,000 to $399,999: 261
$400,000 to $499,999: 77
$500,000 to $749,999: 50
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 10

City of The Dalles rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in City of The Dalles:

Less than $100: 61 people
$100 to $149: 47
$150 to $199: 47
$200 to $249: 48
$250 to $299: 59
$300 to $349: 85
$350 to $399: 165
$400 to $449: 171
$450 to $499: 170
$500 to $549: 206
$550 to $599: 143
$600 to $649: 110
$650 to $699: 111
$700 to $749: 85
$750 to $799: 67
$800 to $899: 57
$900 to $999: 33
$1,000 to $1,249: 16
$1,250 to $1,499: 16
$1,500 to $1,999: 10
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 67

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 170 1990 to 1994: 153 1985 to 1989: 170 1980 to 1984: 83 1975 to 1979: 57 1970 to 1974: 81 1970 to 1974: 35 1965 to 1969: 82

City of The Dalles, OR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.3%
Number of people working at home: 176 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 570
5 to 9 minutes: 1685
10 to 14 minutes: 1326
15 to 19 minutes: 455
20 to 24 minutes: 207
25 to 29 minutes: 158
30 to 34 minutes: 257
35 to 39 minutes: 76
40 to 44 minutes: 60
45 to 59 minutes: 117
60 to 89 minutes: 92
90 or more minutes: 101

City of The Dalles mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,149 (79%)
Carpooled: 598 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 280 (5%)
Other means: 45 (1%)
Worked at home: 176 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 557
$10,000 to $14,999: 483
$15,000 to $19,999: 272
$20,000 to $24,999: 386
$25,000 to $29,999: 347
$30,000 to $34,999: 379
$35,000 to $39,999: 360
$40,000 to $44,999: 326
$45,000 to $49,999: 197
$50,000 to $59,999: 483
$60,000 to $74,999: 457
$75,000 to $99,999: 384
$100,000 to $124,999: 159
$125,000 to $149,999: 58
$150,000 to $199,999: 54
$200,000 or more: 21

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1738

German: 1688

English: 1053

Irish: 1010

United States or American: 698

Norwegian: 517

French (except Basque): 364

Swedish: 291

Scotch-Irish: 264

Scottish: 253

Italian: 183

Dutch: 178

European: 167

Danish: 146

Polish: 114

French Canadian: 57

Welsh: 54

Portuguese: 53

Czech: 46

Swiss: 40

Greek: 36

British: 36

Finnish: 29

Northern European: 27

Canadian: 22

Eastern European: 16

Russian: 15

Scandinavian: 15

Ukrainian: 15

Arab:: 14

Pennsylvania German: 14

Lebanese: 14

Croatian: 10

Hungarian: 9

Belgian: 8

Australian: 7

German Russian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 6

Romanian: 5

Slavic: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (70%)
Canada (4%)
Germany (4%)
Vietnam (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Other South Central Asia (3%)
Cuba (3%)

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

This state: 5694
Northeast: 228
Midwest: 1415
South: 736
West: 3260

45% of City of The Dalles residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Oregon.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 26
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 157
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 105
11th grade: 161
12th grade, no diploma: 118
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,289
Less than 1 year of college: 335
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 588
Associate degree: 263
Bachelor's degree: 470
Master's degree: 134
Professional school degree: 96
Doctorate degree: 30

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 77
9th grade: 98
10th grade: 140
11th grade: 78
12th grade, no diploma: 151
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,575
Less than 1 year of college: 522
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 745
Associate degree: 255
Bachelor's degree: 448
Master's degree: 116
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 31.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 19.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 54.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,276
Black householders: $67,412
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,398
Asian householders: $25,196
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $84,086
Some other race householders: $64,420
Two or more races householders: $44,972
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $41,968

City of The Dalles household income for White non-Hispanic householders

City of The Dalles household income for Asian householders

City of The Dalles household income for Some other race householders

City of The Dalles household income for Two or more races householders

City of The Dalles household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

City of The Dalles marital status for males

City of The Dalles marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $188,442
Black or African American householders: $159,506
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,902
Asian householders: $248,664
Some other race householders: $160,772
Two or more races householders: $206,707
Hispanic or Latino householders: $175,602

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,618
One, attached: 123
Two: 333
3 or 4: 235
5 to 9: 186
10 to 19: 220
20 to 49: 208
50 or more: 27
Mobile homes: 272
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,921

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in City of The Dalles:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (66%) Utility gas (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (6%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (76%) Utility gas (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 129

Here:	9.9%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36

Here:	5.6%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 50

Here:	14.4%
Oregon:	16.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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