Moving to Dallas, Oregon
Population: 12,459. Estimated population in July 2024: 14,001 (+12.4% change)
Males: 5,983 (48.0%), Females: 6,476 (52.0%)
Polk County
Zip code: 97338
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $35,967
Median house value: $126,200
Population by Race
Races in Dallas:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- American Indian (3.3%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- Other race (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (25.4%), English (14.2%), Irish (10.0%), United States (7.1%), Dutch (5.2%), Norwegian (4.8%).
Elevation: 326 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dallas
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dallas city
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 8.8%
2.7% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,980 (+31.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Dallas:
- VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (550 SE CLAY STREET PO BOX 378)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dallas:
- WILLAMETTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 22 miles; MCMINNVILLE, OR)
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 22 miles; CORVALLIS, OR)
- SALEM HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SALEM, OR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dallas:
- MCNARY FLD (about 22 miles; SALEM, OR; Abbreviation: SLE)
- MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; Abbreviation: MMV)
- CORVALLIS MUNI (about 31 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Abbreviation: CVO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dallas:
- INDEPENDENCE STATE (about 10 miles; INDEPENDENCE, OR; Abbreviation: 7S5)
- ALBANY MUNI (about 28 miles; ALBANY, OR; Abbreviation: S12)
- CHEHALEM AIRPARK (about 33 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Abbreviation: 17S)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dallas:
- WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
- WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)
- OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 15,404)
- LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
- CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)
- GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 57 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,795)
Schools
Public high schools in Dallas:
- DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 970; Location: 1250 HOLMAN AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- MORRISON CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location: 1251 MAIN ST; Grades: 10 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dallas:
- LACREOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 769; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WHITWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 474; Location: 1151 SE MILLER AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- OAKDALE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 428; Location: 1375 SW MAPLE ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- LYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 422; Location: 185 SW LEVENS ST; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Dallas:
- FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 2290 E ELLENDALE; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Dallas:
- DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $412,865; Location: 950 MAIN ST.; 61,957 books; 1,471 audio materials; 1,177 video materials; 112 serial subscriptions)