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Wasco County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 2,381.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 10.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 18.2%. On the 2000 census form, 97.6% of the population reported only one race, with 0.3% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 9.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.47 persons compared to an average family size of 2.96 persons.
In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $38,941. Per capita income grew by 10.2% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009)
24,149
Covered Employment
10,697
Growth (%) since 1990
11.4%
Average wage per job
$30,518
Households (2000)
9,401
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
6.2%
Labor Force (persons) (2009)
14,125
Average wage per job
$31,997
Unemployment Rate (2009)
8.8
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
1.7%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008)
$33,302
Average wage per job
$37,328
Median Household Income (2008)
$40,884
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
15.8%
Poverty Rate (2008)
17.1
Average wage per job
$38,941
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
82.1
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
1.7%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
15.7
Average wage per job
$40,035
1. CHENOWITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 922 Chenowith Lp W, The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone: (541) 506-3350
County: Wasco County
Enrollment: 446
Grades: KG-5
2. COLONEL WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 610 W 14th St, The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone: (541) 506-3360
County: Wasco County
Enrollment: 299
Grades: KG-5
3. DRY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 1314 E 19th St, The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone: (541) 506-3370
County: Wasco County
Enrollment: 418
Grades: KG-5
4. DUFUR SCHOOL
Address: 802 NE 5th St, Dufur, OR 97021
Phone: (541) 467-2509
County: Wasco County
Enrollment: 307
Grades: KG-12
5. MAUPIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: Po Box 346, Maupin, OR 97037
Phone: (541) 395-2665
County: Wasco County
Enrollment: 109
Grades: KG-6
6. MOSIER COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Address: Po Box 307, Mosier, OR 97040
Phone: (541) 478-3321
County: Wasco County
Enrollment: 137
Grades: KG-6
7. SOUTH WASCO County
Enrollment: HIGH SCHOOL
Address: Po Box 347, Maupin, OR 97037
Phone: (541) 395-2225
County: Wasco County
Enrollment: 117
Grades: 7-12
8. THE DALLES MIDDLE SCHOOL
Address: 1100 E 12th St, The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone: (541) 506-3380
County: Wasco County
Enrollment: 639
Grades: 6-8
9. THE DALLES-WAHTONKA HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 220 E 10th St, The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone: (541) 506-3400
County: Wasco County
Enrollment: 969
Grades: 9-12
