Pendleton, Oregon demographics

Pendleton, OR demographics: median age 36.9; 24.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pendleton city, Oregon · Incorporated city · GEOID 4157150. The survey estimates a population of 16,950 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pendleton is 36.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 6,257 households (±352). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.9 ±2.7	40.4 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,950
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Under 18	4,137 ±472	24.4% ±2.8 pp	19.9%	22.0%
18–34	3,895 ±475	23.0% ±2.8 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	5,894 ±514	34.8% ±3.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,024 ±409	17.8% ±2.4 pp	19.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,950
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Male	9,573 ±290	56.5% ±1.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	7,377 ±290	43.5% ±1.7 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,950
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
White alone	13,830 ±491	81.6% ±2.9 pp	74.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	169 ±104 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	310 ±145	1.8% ±0.9 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	48 ±48 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	6 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	599 ±310 · low precision	3.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,988 ±537	11.7% ±3.2 pp	12.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,950
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,952 ±432	88.2% ±2.5 pp	85.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,998 ±434	11.8% ±2.6 pp	14.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,638 ±256	42.2% ±3.3 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	250 ±145 · low precision	4.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	871 ±216	13.9% ±3.4 pp	10.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,979 ±379	31.6% ±5.8 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	519 ±170	8.3% ±2.7 pp	9.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,261 ±213	36.1% ±2.7 pp	27.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,996 ±419	63.9% ±5.7 pp	72.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,979 ±379	31.6% ±5.8 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,090 ±302	33.4% ±4.4 pp	36.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	856 ±224	13.7% ±3.5 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	762 ±198	12.2% ±3.1 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	334 ±151	5.3% ±2.4 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	195 ±119 · low precision	3.1% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	41 ±46 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,950
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Native	16,463 ±162	97.1% ±0.9 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	487 ±163	2.9% ±1.0 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,713
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
English only	14,426 ±466	91.8% ±2.5 pp	84.8%	77.7%
Spanish	1,186 ±410	7.5% ±2.6 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	9 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	2 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	35 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	14 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	30 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,413
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,076 ±257	9.4% ±2.2 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,673 ±443	32.2% ±3.7 pp	22.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,548 ±330	22.3% ±2.8 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,293 ±294	11.3% ±2.5 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,882 ±318	16.5% ±2.7 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	941 ±230	8.2% ±2.0 pp	14.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,683
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Same house	14,565 ±483	87.3% ±2.8 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,313 ±455	7.9% ±2.7 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	619 ±269	3.7% ±1.6 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	186 ±125 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.4% of Pendleton residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.9% in Oregon and 8.4% nationally. 86.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pendleton	Oregon	U.S.	Compared with Oregon
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.4% ±1.4 pp	5.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.3% ±3.3 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.5% ±1.4 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Pendleton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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