One of the benefits of The Dalles is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.65 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The citizens of The Dalles are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.96% of adults in The Dalles having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in The Dalles in 2018 was $35,644, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,576 for a family of four. However, The Dalles contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The Dalles is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call The Dalles home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of The Dalles residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. The Dalles also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in The Dalles include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in The Dalles is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
