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The Dalles, OR Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of The Dalles is $20,895, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. The Dalles median household income is $41,561. On average The Dalles residents spend 12.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #218

The Dalles, OR	20,895 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

The Dalles, OR	24,735 USD
Oregon	27,230 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

The Dalles, OR	30,983 USD
Oregon	32,599 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

The Dalles, OR	20,377 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #204

The Dalles, OR	41,561 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

The Dalles, OR	52,678 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

The Dalles, OR		-2.02%
Oregon		23.47%
U.S.		27.36%

*The The Dalles, OR median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oregon and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	The Dalles, OR		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.78%	$10,730, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.14%	$16,870, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.59%	$3,161, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.36%	$20,007, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

The Dalles, OR	49,167 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

The Dalles, OR	61,084 USD
Oregon	79,373 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	The Dalles, OR	Oregon	U.S.
White	$41,348, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Hispanic	$44,681, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Asian	$37,841, see rank	$62,398	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$67,614, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
One Race, Other	$53,813, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,354, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	The Dalles, OR	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$25,341, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,190, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,535, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$33,465, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	The Dalles, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,722, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	5,615, 47.90%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,199, 56.97%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,199, 56.97%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,961, 92.56%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	238, 7.44%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,416, 43.03%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	6,107, 52.10%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,437, 56.28%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,437, 56.28%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,125, 90.92%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	312, 9.08%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,670, 43.72%, see rank	42.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	The Dalles, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,951, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,553, 76.51%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	783, 13.16%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	24, 0.40%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	210, 3.53%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	85, 1.43%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	296, 4.97%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

The Dalles, OR	12.8 minutes
Oregon	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	The Dalles, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,086	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	2,961, 48.65%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	734, 24.79%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	528, 17.83%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	483, 16.31%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	159, 5.37%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	215, 7.26%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	555, 18.74%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	3,125, 51.35%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	842, 26.94%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,128, 36.10%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	870, 27.84%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	47, 1.50%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	238, 7.62%, see rank	5.35%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	The Dalles, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,086, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	302, 4.96%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	289, 4.75%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	476, 7.82%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	196, 3.22%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	830, 13.64%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	201, 3.30%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	117, 1.92%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	233, 3.83%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	427, 7.02%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,725, 28.34%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	688, 11.30%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	235, 3.86%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	367, 6.03%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	The Dalles, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,013	13.77%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	428	10.85%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.