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Chenoweth, Oregon.

A community in Wasco County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Wasco County’s.

Living in Chenoweth, Wasco County, Oregon

Chenoweth, in Wasco County, had 1,975 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $63,425 a year and half less, against $64,175 across Wasco County. Unemployment in Wasco County was 5.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Wasco County work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 1,975 in the 2020 census; median age 40.9
Household income $63,425 the median, give or take $10,728 · Wasco County: $64,175
Unemployment 5.3% Wasco County, August 2026; 5.5% a year before
Homes Too few homes in Chenoweth for the Census survey to measure.
  • 627households
  • 16%of adults have a degree
  • 2%work from home

What people in Wasco County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care24%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Farming, forestry and mining9%
  • Manufacturing9%
  • Professional and business services8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Wasco County had 11,532 jobs in 2025, 0.3% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 43° and 29°; warmest in August, 89° and 57° 20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J A 89° 57° S O N D 43° 29°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 43° and 29°; warmest in August, 89° and 57° 20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J A 89° 57° S O N D 43° 29°

Coldest in December, with highs near 43° and lows near 29°; warmest in August, with highs near 89° and lows near 57°. About 6 inches of snow and 14 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the The Dalles weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Wasco County

  1. Mid-columbia Medical CenterGeneral hospital516FTE
  2. North Wasco County SD 21School district427FTE
  3. Fred Meyer StoresWarehouse clubs and supercenters242
  4. Orchard ViewCherry farming237
  5. Veterans Care Centers of OregonSkilled nursing facilities192
  6. McClaskey OrchardsCherry farming178
  7. Columbia Gorge Community CollegeTwo-year college158
  8. GXO Logistics WorldwideGeneral warehousing and storage143

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 33 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 3,188 people in all across the county; Chenoweth has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. WildfireVery high
  2. Ice stormsRelatively high
  3. EarthquakesRelatively moderate
  4. Inland floodingrelatively high in parts of ChenowethRelatively moderate
  5. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  6. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Chenoweth’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Wasco County.