Hood River is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 8,352 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The education level of Hood River ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hood River, 42.92% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Hood River in 2018 was $45,642, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $182,568 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 Black or African-American. 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 24.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hood River include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.

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