Hood River County vs. Skamania County

	Hood River County (OR)	Skamania County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	23,428	11,924
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.8%	7.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,346	11,070
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,346	11,066
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	18.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	21.0%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	49.2%
White alone, percent	93.6%	93.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	32.1%	6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.0%	87.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,166	1,238
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.1%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,011	5,924
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.0%	71.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$355,100	$282,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,657	$1,609
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$479	$451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,150	$779
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.8%	7.2%
Building permits, 2018	140	63
Households, 2014-2018	8,539	4,685
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.59	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.9%	90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.2%	3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.1%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.6%	23.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.2%	7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.6%	56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.5%	53.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,118	32,890
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	130,751	5,640
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	110,485	10,747
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	315,357	25,226
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,964	$2,255
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.4	30.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,935	$58,598
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,581	$30,217
Persons in poverty, percent	10.9%	11.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,043	202
Total employment, 2017	10,933	1,671
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	375,189	53,509
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.2%	8.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,123	752
All firms, 2012	2,839	752
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,335	326
Women-owned firms, 2012	842	262
Minority-owned firms, 2012	260	41
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,454	629
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	153	111
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,464	498
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.2%	46.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	42.8	6.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	521.95	1,655.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hood River county (OR) and Skamania county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.