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Hood River County in figures

A profile of Hood River County from official statistics: 24 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Hood River County was 23,720 in 2025, down 0.1% from 2024, and the 11th lowest of 36 counties in Oregon.

Population23,7202025Down 0.1% from 2024The 11th lowest of 36 counties in Oregon
Median age40.7 years2024Up 0.5 years from 2023The 13th lowest of 36 counties in Oregon
Population aged 65 and over20.5%2025Up 0.8 percentage points from 2024The 8th lowest of 36 counties in Oregon
Foreign-born population share13.5%2024Down 1.9 percentage points from 2023
Population density17.5 inhabitants per km²2025Down 0.1% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-112025, estimatedCompared with -162 in 2024
23.7K23.8K23.9K24K24.1K2020202120222023202420252020: 23,898 persons2021: 24,031 persons2022: 24,017 persons2023: 23,809 persons2024: 23,733 persons2025: 23,720 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Hood River County was 3.7% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.7 percentage points from August 2025, and the lowest of 36 counties in Oregon.

Unemployment rate3.7%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.7 percentage points from August 2025The lowest of 36 counties in Oregon
Median household income$88,9472024Up 8.3% from 2023The 5th highest of 36 counties in Oregon
Per capita personal income$74,8392024Up 5.1% from 2023The 5th highest of 36 counties in Oregon
Poverty rate (US official measure)10.8%2024Up 0.8 percentage points from 2023
Gini index46.22024Up 0.7 points from 2023
234562021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 5.1 %2021-08: 4 %2021-09: 3.2 %2021-10: 3.1 %2021-11: 3.1 %2021-12: 3.1 %2022-01: 4.4 %2022-02: 3.6 %2022-03: 3.6 %2022-04: 3.4 %2022-05: 3.1 %2022-06: 3.7 %2022-07: 3.4 %2022-08: 4.3 %2022-09: 3.2 %2022-10: 3.1 %2022-11: 3.4 %2022-12: 3.4 %2023-01: 4 %2023-02: 3.6 %2023-03: 3.2 %2023-04: 2.5 %2023-05: 2.8 %2023-06: 3.1 %2023-07: 3.3 %2023-08: 3.3 %2023-09: 2.8 %2023-10: 2.7 %2023-11: 3 %2023-12: 3.2 %2024-01: 4.3 %2024-02: 3.9 %2024-03: 3.4 %2024-04: 3 %2024-05: 3.2 %2024-06: 3.4 %2024-07: 3.5 %2024-08: 3.7 %2024-09: 3.1 %2024-10: 3.3 %2024-11: 3.7 %2024-12: 3.6 %2025-01: 4.5 %2025-02: 4.6 %2025-03: 4.2 %2025-04: 3.6 %2025-05: 4.2 %2025-06: 4.1 %2025-07: 4.2 %2025-08: 4.4 %2025-09: 3.8 %2025-11: 3.9 %2025-12: 4.1 %2026-01: 4.6 %2026-02: 4.3 %2026-03: 3.8 %2026-04: 3.6 %2026-05: 3.9 %2026-06: 3.9 %2026-07: 3.9 %2026-08: 3.7 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Hood River County was $1.79 billion in 2024, up 9.8% from 2023, and the 15th lowest of 36 counties in Oregon.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$1.79 billion2024Up 9.8% from 2023The 15th lowest of 36 counties in Oregon
GDP per capita, US dollars$75,5322024Up 10.1% from 2023The 9th highest of 36 counties in Oregon
Real GDP growth7.2%2024Up 2.7 percentage points from 2023The 7th highest of 36 counties in Oregon
05001,0001,5002,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 480.2 USD million2002: 507.1 USD million2003: 516.7 USD million2004: 550.7 USD million2005: 618.3 USD million2006: 676.3 USD million2007: 737.2 USD million2008: 757.9 USD million2009: 763.8 USD million2010: 766.4 USD million2011: 797 USD million2012: 820.2 USD million2013: 854.4 USD million2014: 931.6 USD million2015: 1,030.9 USD million2016: 1,082.9 USD million2017: 1,136.2 USD million2018: 1,277.7 USD million2019: 1,294.5 USD million2020: 1,253.8 USD million2021: 1,444.2 USD million2022: 1,481.2 USD million2023: 1,634.2 USD million2024: 1,794.9 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Hood River County was $660,000 in 2024, up 15.5% from 2023, and the highest of 36 counties in Oregon.

Median home value$660,0002024Up 15.5% from 2023The highest of 36 counties in Oregon
County house price annual change, sales and refinances1.93%2025Up 0.69 percentage points from 2024The 12th highest of 33 counties in Oregon
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,4172024Up 2.6% from 2023The 6th highest of 36 counties in Oregon
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)69.4%2024Up 1.3 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits1802025, estimatedUp 400% from 2024
400K450K500K550K600K650K700K20212022202320242021: 444,300 USD2022: 492,500 USD2023: 571,200 USD2024: 660,000 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Hood River County were 867 in 2023, up 0.7% from 2022, and the 18th lowest of 36 counties in Oregon.

Employer firms8672023Up 0.7% from 2022The 18th lowest of 36 counties in Oregon
Establishment entry rate9.446%2023Down 2.49 percentage points from 2022The 8th lowest of 36 counties in Oregon
Establishment exit rate8.795%2023Down 2.05 percentage points from 2022The 10th lowest of 35 counties in Oregon
Job creation rate11.589%2023Down 5.61 percentage points from 2022
Farms4972022No 2021 figure to compare
60065070075080085090019992003200720112015201920231999: 642 count2000: 657 count2001: 661 count2002: 647 count2003: 668 count2004: 692 count2005: 720 count2006: 736 count2007: 758 count2008: 786 count2009: 776 count2010: 781 count2011: 761 count2012: 770 count2013: 789 count2014: 806 count2015: 826 count2016: 839 count2017: 848 count2018: 855 count2019: 851 count2020: 835 count2021: 850 count2022: 861 count2023: 867 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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