People Facts Bend Oregon
Population, 2003 estimate 59,779 3,559,596
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 14.9% 4.0%
Population, 2000 52,029 3,421,399
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 119.6% 20.4%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.9% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.5% 24.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.4% 12.8%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.7% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 94.0% 86.6%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 1.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0% 3.0%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 1.7% 4.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.1% 3.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 4.6% 8.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 35.2% 46.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.7% 8.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.3% 12.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 90.2% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 29.4% 25.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 15.4 22.2
 
Housing units, 2000 22,507 1,452,709
Homeownership rate, 2000 62.9% 64.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $145,500 $152,100
 
Households, 2000 21,062 1,333,723
Persons per household, 2000 2.42 2.51
Median household income, 1999 $40,857 $40,916
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,624 $20,940
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 10.5% 11.6%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 374,299 53,679,098
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 848,582 33,396,849
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $26,014 $10,297
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 79,118 4,388,304
Total number of firms, 1997 6,556 291,596
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 2.9% 6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 21.1% 27.6%
    Geography Facts
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 32 95,997
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,624.8 35.6
FIPS Code 05800 41
Counties Deschutes County