Latest news about poverty in Bend, OR collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
8.4% of Bend, OR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 43.6% less than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Oregon. 6.0% of high school graduates and 16.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 44.8%. For comparison, it was 27.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bend, OR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bend:
8.4%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bend:
4.9%
Whole state:
5.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bend:
17.4%
Oregon:
21.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bend:
21.6%
Oregon:
27.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
44.8%
Residents above poverty level:
27.6%
Poverty by age in Bend, OR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bend,OR (percentage below poverty level)
25.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.1%6 to 11 years
2.0%12 to 14 years
9.4%15 years
7.5%16 and 17 years
17.4%18 to 24 years
1.1%25 to 34 years
2.0%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
8.7%55 to 64 years
5.2%65 to 74 years
5.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bend,OR (percentage below poverty level)
9.0%Under 5 years
36.9%5 years
4.2%6 to 11 years
17.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
11.5%16 and 17 years
25.5%18 to 24 years
10.1%25 to 34 years
3.4%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
10.4%55 to 64 years
10.5%65 to 74 years
8.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bend,OR (% below half of poverty level)
3.6%Under 6 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
8.4%12 to 17 years
14.9%18 to 24 years
2.0%25 to 34 years
1.0%35 to 44 years
2.9%45 to 54 years
7.8%55 to 64 years
3.6%65 to 74 years
4.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bend, OR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bend, OR (%)
7.8%White
8.6%Black
4.6%American Indian
8.4%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
12.1%Other race
12.5%2+ races
10.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bend, OR (absolute numbers)
6,587White
44Black
24American Indian
121Asian
0Native Hawaiian
331Other race
1,1272+ races
1,016Hispanic
8.5%Below poverty level
91.5%Above poverty level
7.5%Below poverty level
92.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bend, OR
Children below poverty level:
Bend, Oregon:
16.7%
State:
13.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bend:
6.0%
Oregon:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bend:
16.5%
Oregon:
23.8%
34.0%Married-couple family
11.7%Male, no wife present
54.3%Female, no husband present
10.5%Worked full-time, year-round
39.1%Worked part-time
50.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
13.8%One full-time, other part-time
7.6%One full-time, other didn't work
18.2%Both worked part-time
27.5%One part-time, other didn't work
32.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.1%1999 to 2000
12.8%1995 to 1998
6.0%1990 to 1994
17.2%1980 to 1989
30.2%1970 to 1979
5.9%1960 to 1969
9.2%1950 to 1959
5.3%1940 to 1949
10.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.8%1999 to 2000
19.3%1995 to 1998
14.6%1990 to 1994
16.9%1980 to 1989
22.8%1970 to 1979
6.4%1960 to 1969
4.0%1950 to 1959
2.7%1940 to 1949
7.4%1939 or earlier
Discuss Bend, Oregon (OR) on our hugely popular Oregon forum.
