Hood River, Oregon
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City Overview
As of 2009, Hood River's population is 6,736 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 14.44 percent.
The median home cost in Hood River is $194,620. Home appreciation the last year has been -7.60 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Hood River's cost of living is 12.06% Higher than the U.S. average.
Hood River public schools spend $6,328 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 18 students per teacher in Hood River.
The unemployment rate in Hood River is 9.00 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Hood River jobs have Decreased by 2.20 percent.
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People
The 2009 Hood River, OR, population is 6,736. There are 3,246 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Hood River, OR
The median age is 34.6. The US median is 37.6. 55.23% of people in Hood River, OR, are married. 13.48% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.41 people. 21.71% of people are married, with children. 10.84% have children, but are single.
Race in Hood River, OR
80.85% of people are white, 0.63% are black, 1.60% are asian, 0.78% are native american, and 16.35% claim 'Other'.
26.12% of the people in Hood River, OR, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 73.88% are non-hispanic).
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Health
There are 264 physicians per 100,000 population in Hood River, OR. The US average is 170.
Hood River, OR Health Index
Air quality in Hood River, OR is 63 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Hood River, OR is 60 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 99 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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Economy
| Unemployment Rate | 9.00% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -2.20% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 26.60% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 0.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 9.00% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $19,323 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $35,475 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 17.05% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 15.59% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 17.80% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.50% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 17.13% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 7.90% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 6.04% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 1.89% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.08% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.00% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 11.94% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 22.93% | 20.24% |
| Service | 20.80% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 20.34% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 3.82% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 8.89% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 11.27% | 14.44% |
The unemployment rate in Hood River, OR, is 9.00%, with job growth of -2.20%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 26.60%.
Hood River, OR Taxes
Hood River, OR,sales tax rate is 0.00%. Income tax is 9.00%.
Hood River, OR Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $19,323, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $35,475.
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Housing
| Median Home Age | 33 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $194,620 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -7.60% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 42.70% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 8.08% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 48.62% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $9.58 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 5.60% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 1.78% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 0.08% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 0.42% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 2.46% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 23.75% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 37.66% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 17.90% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 6.28% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 3.31% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.42% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 8.30% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5.95% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8.34% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 14.79% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 16.72% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 6.96% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 11.53% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 7.83% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 19.58% | 13.55% |
The median home value in Hood River, OR, is $194,620. Home appreciation is -7.60% over the last year. The median age of Hood River, OR, real estate is 33 years.
Hood River, OR Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 48.62% of the Hood River, OR, population. 8.08% of houses and apartments in Hood River, OR, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
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Beautiful: One of the most beautiful places anywhere in the... (read more)Hood River is a great place to live: I lived in Hood River for a Summer and I wish I'd never left. It has a youthful fun atmosphere. There are tons of outdoor activities. Truly a great place to... (read more)The Dalles, Oregon and Hood River, Oregon : 4/2009
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Crime
Hood River, OR, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 3. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Hood River, OR, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 5. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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Beautiful: One of the most beautiful places anywhere in the... (read more)Hood River is a great place to live: I lived in Hood River for a Summer and I wish I'd never left. It has a youthful fun atmosphere. There are tons of outdoor activities. Truly a great place to... (read more)The Dalles, Oregon and Hood River, Oregon : 4/2009
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Climate
Hood River, OR, gets 30 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 32 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 126.
On average, there are 144 sunny days per year in Hood River, OR. The July high is around 81 degrees. The January low is 28. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 63 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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Local transportation is available with private taxi cabs, small city bus service to surrounding cities and the major metro area of Portland, Or. Greyhound Bus... (read more)Troubling Trends...: Sometimes it feels like one of the Worst Places in the country to do business... People from East Portland like to come out and rob buildings. There is an organized... (read more)Beautiful: One of the most beautiful places anywhere in the... (read more)Have an opinion about Hood River? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Hood River Click Here
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Education
Hood River, OR, schools spend $6,328 per student. There are 18 pupils per teacher, 307 students per librarian, and 815 children per counselor in Hood River, OR schools.
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Troubling Trends...: Sometimes it feels like one of the Worst Places in the country to do business... People from East Portland like to come out and rob buildings. There is an organized... (read more)What else besides recreation and weather?: I've visited HR several times and agree that the recreation is awesome and the climate warmer and dryer than cities near but east of it. I've thought about living... (read more)And what about the winter: Okay for summer, but what's Hood River like in the winter? Anything open, anything to do? Too... (read more)Have an opinion about Hood River? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Hood River Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Hood River, OR, takes 19 minutes. 75% of commuters drive their own car alone. 9% carpool with others. 1% take mass transit and 6% work from home.
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Local transportation is available with private taxi cabs, small city bus service to surrounding cities and the major metro area of Portland, Or. Greyhound Bus... (read more)Troubling Trends...: Sometimes it feels like one of the Worst Places in the country to do business... People from East Portland like to come out and rob buildings. There is an organized... (read more)Beautiful: One of the most beautiful places anywhere in the... (read more)Have an opinion about Hood River? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Hood River Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Hood River, OR is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Hood River, OR is more expensive.
Overall, Hood River, OR cost of living is 112.06.
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Beautiful: One of the most beautiful places anywhere in the... (read more)Hood River is a great place to live: I lived in Hood River for a Summer and I wish I'd never left. It has a youthful fun atmosphere. There are tons of outdoor activities. Truly a great place to... (read more)The Dalles, Oregon and Hood River, Oregon : 4/2009
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Religion
| Percent Religious | 47.84% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 20.58% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 14.84% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 2.65% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 6.62% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 1.20% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 3.75% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 1.42% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 1.29% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 0.56% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 9.56% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.00% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.21% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.00% | 0.54% |
47.84% of the people in Hood River, OR are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 20.58% are Catholic; 14.84% are Protestant; 2.65% are LDS; 9.56% are another Christian faith; 0.00% in Hood River, OR are Jewish; 0.21% are an eastern faith; 0.00% affilitates with Islam.
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What else besides recreation and weather?: I've visited HR several times and agree that the recreation is awesome and the climate warmer and dryer than cities near but east of it. I've thought about living... (read more)And what about the winter: Okay for summer, but what's Hood River like in the winter? Anything open, anything to do? Too... (read more)"Gorge"ous place with tons of outdoor activities.: I have traveled all over the US and this place can't be... (read more)Have an opinion about Hood River? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Hood River Click Here
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Voting
56.67% of the people in Hood River, OR are registered as Democrats. 41.83% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 1.50%.
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Beautiful: One of the most beautiful places anywhere in the... (read more)Hood River is a great place to live: I lived in Hood River for a Summer and I wish I'd never left. It has a youthful fun atmosphere. There are tons of outdoor activities. Truly a great place to... (read more)The Dalles, Oregon and Hood River, Oregon : 4/2009
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