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Wasco Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wasco Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

27,409

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.6%
5 - 17:
20.8%
18 - 24:
10.4%
25 - 34:
20.7%
35 - 54:
26.4%
55 - 64:
7.7%
Over 65 Years:
6.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.0%
5.0%
62.4%
62.4%
6.2%
6.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wasco
USA
$17,909
$17,909
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Wasco
USA
$51,727
$51,727
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.4%

Employment Industries

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Agriculture
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Construction
Accommodation
Transportation
Administration
Other
Wholesale
Arts
Public Service
25.3%
25.3%
9.8%
9.8%
9.7%
9.7%
8.5%
8.5%
7.1%
7.1%
6.7%
6.7%
6.6%
6.6%
6.0%
6.0%
3.8%
3.8%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
87.4%
87.4%
6.7%
6.7%
4.2%
4.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
French
Dutch
Scottish
British
African
Swedish
Scandinavian
Russian
Lithuanian
European
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Langs. of India
Korean
Vietnamese
Armenian
Pacific Island languages
Native American languages
Polish
Russian
German/Yiddish
French Creole
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
67.6%
67.6%
31.7%
31.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wasco Residents

29.8%

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