Oregon · Census place 17700
Dallas, OR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Dallas, Oregon (Dallas, OR — Census place “Dallas city”) is 17,214 residents, ranking #41 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $65,647, the median home is worth $355,700 and median gross rent runs $1,184 a month. Looking for the Dallas Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Dallas, OR: 97338.
- Population
- 17,214Dallas city residents
- Median household income
- $65,647Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $355,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,184Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.8%Owner-occupied households
Dallas ZIP codes (Oregon)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Dallas.
The Dallas OR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Dallas city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dallas city median would spend about 21.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.9% of residents and 65.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Dallas city, OR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Dallas city is a mid-size town in Oregon, with 17,214 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #41 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 41.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Dallas city earn a median of $65,647 a year, 16.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 11% below the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Dallas city is valued at $355,700, 17.2% above the national figure and 6% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,184 a month, 15.8% below the national figure, or roughly $14,208 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 65.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Oregon.
- Pendleton city 17,070
- Oak Grove CDP 17,408
- Four Corners CDP 16,168
- Canby city 18,103
- Troutdale city 16,000
- Lebanon city 18,978
- The Dalles city 15,973
- Central Point city 19,183
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Dallas city?
- Dallas city has 17,214 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #41 of 426 in Oregon.
- What is the median household income in Dallas city?
- Median household income in Dallas city is $65,647 a year, 16.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Dallas city?
- Median gross rent is $1,184 a month and the median home value is $355,700, so rent absorbs about 21.6% of median household income.
- Is Dallas city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Dallas city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Dallas city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.