Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $342,511 (it was $103,100 in 2000)
The Dalles:
$342,511
OR:
$475,600
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units: $357,845; detached houses: $406,620; townhouses or other attached units: $220,415; in 2-unit structures: $370,360; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $242,199; mobile homes: $171,461; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $1,108March 2022 cost of living index in The Dalles: 104.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2021 was 58.0. This is better than average.
City:
58.0
U.S.:
72.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2021 was 5.57. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 1.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
5.57
U.S.:
8.11
Earthquake activity:
The Dalles-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 1496% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 129.6 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 122.0 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 129.2 miles away from The Dalles center On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 130.3 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 399.4 miles away from The Dalles center On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 402.5 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Wasco County (12) is smaller than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Fires: 3, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Main business address for: COLUMBIA BANCORP \OR\ (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).
Hospitals and medical centers in The Dalles:
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER (Voluntary non-profit - Other, 1700 E 19TH STREET)
VISITING HEALTH SERVICES (318 WEST 2ND STREET)
COLUMBIA BASIN CARE FACILITY (1015 WEBBER ROAD)
OREGON VETERANS HOME (700 VETERANS DRIVE)
THE DALLES HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (1023 W. 25TH AVENUE)
THE DALLES (201 E. FEDERAL ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in The Dalles:
Columbia Gorge Community College (Full-time enrollment: 805; Location: 400 E Scenic Dr; Public; Website: www.cgcc.cc.or.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to The Dalles:
Mt Hood Community College (about 57 miles; Gresham, OR; Full-time enrollment: 11,847)
Clackamas Community College (about 68 miles; Oregon City, OR; FT enrollment: 4,261)
Concordia University-Portland (about 69 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 3,996)
Clark College (about 69 miles; Vancouver, WA; FT enrollment: 9,330)
Lewis & Clark College (about 71 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 2,864)
Portland State University (about 71 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 21,450)
University of Portland (about 73 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 4,030)
Notable locations in The Dalles: Fort Dalles Rodeo Grounds (A), The Dalles Transportation Network (B), The Dalles Wastewater Treatment Plant (C), Crates (D), The Dalles Substation (E), Lewis and Clark Memorial (F), Port of The Dalles Marina Boat Ramp (G), American Red Cross Columbia River District The Dalles Office (H), Original Wasco County Courthouse Museum (I), Old St Peter's Landmark (J), North Central Public Health District Department Office (K), Mid - Columbia Fire and Rescue (L), The Dalles - Wasco County Library (M), Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles Theater Building (N), The Dalles Public Works (O), The Dalles Municipal Court (P), The Dalles Civic Auditorium (Q), The Dalles City Hall (R), Mid - Columbia Fire and Rescue Station 2 (S), Department of Motor Vehicles The Dalles (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pioneer Cemetery (1), Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (2), Masonic Cemetery (3), Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery (4), Saint Peters Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Columbia Gorge Discovery Center (Museums; 5000 Discovery Drive) (1), Crate's Point (Museums; 5000 Discovery Drive) (2), Fort Dalles Museum (500 West 15th Street) (3), Original Courthouse Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 410 West 2nd Place) (4), St Peter's Landmark Preservation (Historical Places & Services; West 3rd & Lincoln) (5), Wasco County Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 300 West 13th Street) (6), Wasco County Historical Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 5000 Discovery Drive) (7), Planetree Health Resource Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 200 East 4th Street) (8), Columbia Gorge Tours (Tours & Charters; 3500 Crates Way) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Cousin's Country Inn (2114 West 6th Street) (1), Lone Pine Village Motel (351 Lone Pine Drive) (2), Quality Inn Columbia River Gorge (2114 West 6th) (3), Columbia House Bed & Breakfast (525 East 7th Street) (4), Oregon Motor Motel (200 West 2nd Street) (5), Motel 6 (2500 West 6th Street) (6), Inn at the Dalles (3550 East 2nd Street) (7), Comfort Inn (351 Lone Pine Drive) (8), American Hospitality Inns (200 West 2nd Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Birthplace of: Greg Walden - Politician, Alan Embree - 2005 Major League Baseball player (New York Yankees, born: Jan 23, 1970), John H. Dick - Basketball player, Phil Brogan - Meteorologist, Clifton N. McArthur - Politician, Harry Delmar Fadden - Navy Medal of Honor recipient, Loren R. Kaufman - Army Medal of Honor recipient, Melanie Roach - Weightlifter, Nicholas J. Sinnott - Politician, Craig Lesley - US author.
Wasco County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in The Dalles and their reported violations in the past:
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - Between JAN-2012 and DEC-2012, Contaminant: COLIPHAGE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2013)
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - Between JAN-2012 and DEC-2012, Contaminant: COLIPHAGE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2013)
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - Between JAN-2012 and DEC-2012, Contaminant: COLIPHAGE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2013)
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - Between JAN-2012 and DEC-2012, Contaminant: COLIPHAGE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2013)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2007 and DEC-2007, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-17-2009)
One other older monitoring violation
FOLEY LAKES MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - In DEC-2012, Contaminant: COLIPHAGE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2013), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2013)
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - In OCT-2012, Contaminant: COLIPHAGE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-03-2012), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2013)
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - In MAY-2012, Contaminant: COLIPHAGE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-25-2012), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2013)
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - In MAR-2012, Contaminant: COLIPHAGE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2013)
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - In JAN-2012, Contaminant: COLIPHAGE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-2012), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2013)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2014 and MAR-2014, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-08-2014), St Compliance achieved (APR-14-2014), St Public Notif requested (APR-14-2014)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-03-2012), St Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2012), St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2012)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2010 and MAR-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-26-2010), St Compliance achieved (MAY-06-2010)
Past monitoring violations:
One routine major monitoring violation
6 regular monitoring violations
THE DALLES COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
One routine major monitoring violation
6 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in The Dalles that have no violations reported:
HAZEL DELL ORCHARD (Population served: 260,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This place:
2.4 people
Oregon:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
65.0%
Whole state:
63.4%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
7.3%
Whole state:
8.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:
12.7%
Whole state:
11.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:
6.1%
Whole state:
5.0%
People in group quarters in The Dalles in 2010:
271 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
107 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
85 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
49 people in other noninstitutional facilities
20 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
13 people in residential treatment centers for adults
12 people in group homes intended for adults
6 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in The Dalles in 2000:
221 people in nursing homes
131 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
52 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
41 people in other group homes
41 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
14 people in unknown juvenile institutions
9 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
3 people in religious group quarters
Banks with branches in The Dalles (2011 data):
Columbia State Bank: Administration Branch, Branch, Cherry Heights Branch. Info updated 2011/08/09: Bank assets: $4,785.2 mil, Deposits: $3,892.8 mil, headquarters in Tacoma, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 104 total offices, Holding Company: Columbia Banking System, Inc.
U.S. Bank National Association: The Dalles Branch at 401 Washington, branch established on 1891/02/04. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
Washington Federal: 235 E Third Street Branch at 235 E Third Street, branch established on 1975/01/01. Info updated 2011/12/19: Bank assets: $13,653.0 mil, Deposits: $8,905.8 mil, headquarters in Seattle, WA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 174 total offices
Centerpointe Community Bank: Branch at 1100 W Sixth St., branch established on 2008/07/23. Info updated 2010/09/21: Bank assets: $80.2 mil, Deposits: $68.0 mil, headquarters in Hood River, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
Bank of America, National Association: The Dalles Branch at 115 East Fourth Street, branch established on 1960/11/26. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Bank of the West: The Dalles Branch at 120 East Fourth Street, branch established on 1890/01/01. Info updated 2009/11/16: Bank assets: $62,408.3 mil, Deposits: $43,995.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, 647 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: The Dalles Branch at 400 East Third Street, branch established on 1900/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Religion statistics for The Dalles, OR (based on Wasco County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
5,192
3
Evangelical Protestant
2,698
20
Mainline Protestant
1,205
9
Other
1,165
6
Orthodox
50
1
None
14,903
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 11
Wasco County:
4.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:
0.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
2.01 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
This county:
2.53 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
This county:
11.39 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
9.93 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
7.9%
Oregon:
7.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Wasco County:
29.2%
Oregon:
25.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Wasco County:
13.8%
State:
14.2%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
2002 - 2016 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2016 the average number of fire incidents per year is 83. The highest number of reported fires - 186 took place in 2002, and the least - 20 in 2013. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (54.9%), and Structure Fires (27.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in The Dalles, OR
#10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
#35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: motor vehicle and parts dealers (population 5,000+)"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: office supplies and stationery stores (population 5,000+)"
#47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (population 5,000+)"
#50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
#54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
#56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: office supplies and stationery stores (population 5,000+)"
#60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
#66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: music stores (population 5,000+)"
#70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other healthcare support occupations (population 5,000+)"
#79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: agricultural workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
#81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other sales and related workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
#87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
#92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: cooks and food preparation workers (population 5,000+)"
#95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: religious workers (population 5,000+)"