Hood River is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 8,350 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hood River is the 65th largest community in Oregon.

Hood River home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Hood River real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Hood River has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Hood River telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Hood River is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.08 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Hood River, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Hood River is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.16% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Hood River in 2022 was $53,674, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $214,696 for a family of four. However, Hood River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hood River is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hood River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hood River residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hood River also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hood River include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Hood River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.