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Wasco Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wasco Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

26,917

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.7%
5 - 17:
20.6%
18 - 24:
10.3%
25 - 34:
21.6%
35 - 54:
25.8%
55 - 64:
7.6%
Over 65 Years:
6.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.3%
5.3%
62.3%
62.3%
7.4%
7.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wasco
USA
$17,760
$17,760
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Wasco
USA
$55,521
$55,521
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.2%

Employment Industries

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Agriculture
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Accommodation
Transportation
Construction
Wholesale
Administration
Public Service
Arts
Other
26.1%
26.1%
8.5%
8.5%
8.1%
8.1%
7.8%
7.8%
7.3%
7.3%
7.1%
7.1%
6.5%
6.5%
5.4%
5.4%
4.5%
4.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
87.3%
87.3%
7.1%
7.1%
4.0%
4.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Scottish
French
Italian
Other Arab
European
Dutch
African
British
Swedish
Scots-Irish
Haitian
Dutch West Indian
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Chinese
Arabic
Langs. of India
Armenian
Pacific Island languages
Korean
Native American languages
Vietnamese
Polish
Russian
German/Yiddish
French Creole
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Laotian
67.5%
67.5%
31.3%
31.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wasco Residents

28.6%


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