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Population: 5,831. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,480 (+11.1% change)
Males: 2,739 (47.0%), Females: 3,092 (53.0%)

Hood River County

Zip code: 97031

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $31,580
Median house value: $143,100

Population by Race

Races in Hood River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.7%)
  • Hispanic (23.2%)
  • Other race (13.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Black (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (18.6%), Irish (11.3%), English (11.1%), United States (6.2%), Norwegian (3.5%), Swedish (3.4%).

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hood River

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hood River city

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

15.6% Foreign born (13.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,154 (+24.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Hood River:

  • PROVIDENCE HOOD RIVER MEMORIAL HOSP (13TH AND MAY STREETS, PO BOX 149)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hood River:

  • SKYLINE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WHITE SALMON, WA)
  • MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; THE DALLES, OR)
  • KLICKITAT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; GOLDENDALE, WA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hood River:

  • PORTLAND INTL (about 74 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Abbreviation: PDX)
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 91 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Abbreviation: YKM)
  • ROBERTS FIELD (about 104 miles; REDMOND, OR; Abbreviation: RDM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hood River:

  • HOOD RIVER (about 3 miles; HOOD RIVER, OR; Abbreviation: 4S2)
  • CASCADE LOCKS STATE (about 25 miles; CASCADE LOCKS, OR; Abbreviation: CZK)
  • COLUMBIA GORGE REGIONAL/THE DALLES MUNI (about 26 miles; THE DALLES, OR; Abbreviation: DLS)

Amtrak station:
HOOD RIVER (1205 B ST.) – Bus Station. Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hood River:

  • PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Portland, OR; Full-time enrollment: 12,132)
  • MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; GRESHAM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,867)
  • CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; OREGON CITY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,446)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 79 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,106)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 84 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,795)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 13,255)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 85 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,683)

Schools

Public high school in Hood River:

  • HOOD RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,210; Location: 1220 INDIAN CREEK RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Hood River:

  • BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: 1889 BELMONT RD; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Hood River:

  • WY’EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 466; Location: 3000 WY’EAST RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 454; Location: 3685 BELMONT DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 448; Location: 1602 MAY ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MAY STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 416; Location: 911 MAY ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 119; Location: 2405 EASTSIDE RD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Hood River:

  • KIDS R US PRESCHOOL KINDERGART (Students: 49; Location: 4201 BARRETT DR; Grades: PK – 10)
  • SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: PO BOX 268; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • MID COLUMBIA S D A SCHOOL (Students: 43; Location: 1100 22ND AVE; Grades: PK – 10)

Libraries

Library in Hood River:

  • HOOD RIVER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $497,497; Location: 502 STATE STREET; 66,171 books; 1,101 audio materials; 1,835 video materials; 145 serial subscriptions)

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