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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 25.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.08 minutes getting to work every day.

If knowledge is power, Hood River is a pretty powerful place. 54.16% of the adults in Hood River have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

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.