Demographics of Pendleton city, Oregon

Pendleton city, Oregon had 16,989 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −20 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pendleton city, in four figures

16,989
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,950 ±29.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −20 people.; 36.9 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,563 ±$6,698
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pendleton city, Oregon's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pendleton city, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Pendleton city, Oregon's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pendleton city, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,009	100.0	100.0
2021	16,955	99.7	100.2
2022	16,773	98.6	100.7
2023	17,039	100.2	101.6
2024	17,088	100.5	102.5
2025	16,989	99.9	103.1

Population of Pendleton city, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,009	—
2021	16,955	−54
2022	16,773	−182
2023	17,039	+266
2024	17,088	+49
2025	16,989	−99

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.9 ±2.7: for men 34.3 ±2.8 and for women 40.0 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pendleton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Under 5	1,237 ±242	7.3% ±1.4	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,900 ±405	17.1% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,400 ±335	8.3% ±2.0	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,875 ±470	28.8% ±2.8	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,514 ±395	20.7% ±2.3	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,024 ±409	17.8% ±2.4	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,563 ±$6,698, and income per person $31,052 ±$2,158, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pendleton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	1,279 ±307	20.4% ±4.8	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,186 ±266	19.0% ±4.1	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	986 ±246	15.8% ±3.8	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	846 ±222	13.5% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,253 ±229	20.0% ±3.5	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	359 ±131	5.7% ±2.1	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	348 ±123	5.6% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pendleton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oregon	United States
All ages	2,301 ±568	15.0% ±3.7	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	622 ±237	15.2% ±5.4	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,227 ±357	16.3% ±4.6	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	452 ±151	12.2% ±3.8	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pendleton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pendleton city	Oregon	United States
Housing units	7,016 ±376	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.2% ±1.5	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.8% ±3.5	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.5% ±3.3	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.5% ±5.1	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$287,100 ±$15,974	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$956 ±$51	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±6	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pendleton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,998 ±434	11.8% ±2.6	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,396 ±503	79.0% ±3.0	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	65 to 273	0.4% to 1.6%	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 96	< 0.1% to 0.6%	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	205 ±101	1.2% ±0.6	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,106 ±336	6.5% ±2.0	6.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pendleton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	9,579 ±649	56.5% ±3.8	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,664 ±614	39.3% ±3.6	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	75 to 365	0.4% to 2.2%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	487 ±163	2.9% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	137 to 443	0.8% to 2.6%	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	197 ±65	1.2% ±0.4	5.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pendleton city among the places of Oregon

41st of 105 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Places of Oregon near Pendleton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cedar Mill CDP	19,471 ±2,015
Lebanon city	19,344 ±32
Central Point city	19,216 ±36
Canby city	18,134 ±47
Dallas city	17,531 ±56
Pendleton city	16,950 ±29
Oak Grove CDP	16,796 ±1,453
Four Corners CDP	16,275 ±1,697
Coos Bay city	15,925 ±31
Troutdale city	15,923 ±29
The Dalles city	15,917 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026