What percentage of people rent in The Dalles, OR?

Name: Renters and owners in The Dalles, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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36.8% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in The Dalles, OR are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,402 renting households against 4,123 that own their home.

In The Dalles, the share of households that rent went from 40.7% in 2015–2019 to 36.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.8% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 2,402 (±253)
Median renter income: $34,699 (±$4,830)

Who rents and who owns in The Dalles

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Dalles	Wasco County	Oregon	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.8% (±3.7 points)	32.5% (±2.8 points)	36.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,402 (±253)	3,432 (±302)	630,439 (±6,079)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,123 (±280)	7,131 (±351)	1,087,983 (±7,824)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,699 (±$4,830)	$36,455 (±$5,227)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,965 (±$9,886)	$77,779 (±$5,231)	$103,598 (±$748)	$100,009

In The Dalles, the renter share is not measurably different from Wasco County (32.5%).

It is not measurably different from Oregon (36.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Wasco County, The Dalles ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 88 of 303.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in The Dalles has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	40.7% (±3.4 points)	36.8% (±3.7 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$831 (±$53)	$993 (±$118)	+19.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,678 (±$3,506)	$62,614 (±$5,474)	+23.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near The Dalles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Dalles
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
The Dalles	—	36.8% (±3.7 points)	—
Dallesport	2.4 mi	22.1% (±14.0 points)	Lower
Chenoweth	4.1 mi	23.4% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Dufur	10 mi	21.7% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mosier	13 mi	7.6% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Bingen	17 mi	34.5% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
White Salmon	18 mi	25.0% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Odell	19 mi	11.6% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Hood River	20 mi	47.1% (±5.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dallesport, WA (22.1%), Chenoweth, OR (23.4%), Mosier, OR (7.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hood River, OR (47.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Wasco County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	The Dalles	36.8% (±3.7 points)
2	Shaniko	30.0% (±40.3 points)
3	Maupin	23.7% (±13.0 points)
4	Chenoweth	23.4% (±11.6 points)
5	Antelope	23.1% (±28.6 points)
6	Dufur	21.7% (±15.4 points)
7	Mosier	7.6% (±8.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about The Dalles

How many renters are there in The Dalles?

The Dalles has an estimated 2,402 (±253) renting households, 36.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in The Dalles?

In The Dalles, the share of households that rent went from 40.7% in 2015–2019 to 36.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in The Dalles?

A renting household in The Dalles has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in The Dalles?

The median renting household in The Dalles, OR has an income of $34,699 (±$4,830) a year, against $87,965 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for The Dalles city, Oregon (place:72950, in state:41).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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