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:

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)