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Odell, Oregon.

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

Living in Odell, Hood River County, Oregon

Odell, in Hood River County, had 2,328 people in the 2020 census. 88% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 12% are rented. Unemployment in Hood River County was 3.7% in August 2026, and the county had 0.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Hood River County work in schools and health care, then farming.

People 2,328 in the 2020 census; median age 31.5
Household income Too few homes in Odell for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 3.7% Hood River County, August 2026; 4.4% a year before
Homes 88% lived in by their owners; 12% rented
  • 4%below the poverty line
  • 5%work from home

What people in Hood River County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care23%
  • Farming, forestry and mining12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment12%
  • Professional and business services11%
  • Shops (retail)9%
  • Manufacturing8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Hood River County had 13,859 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, 40° and 31°; warmest in August, 82° and 55° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J F M A M J J A 82° 55° S O N D 40° 31°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 40° and 31°; warmest in August, 82° and 55° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J F M A M J J A 82° 55° S O N D 40° 31°

Coldest in December, with highs near 40° and lows near 31°; warmest in August, with highs near 82° and lows near 55°. About 17 inches of snow and 30 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Hood River Experiment Station weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Hood River County

  1. Mount Hood MeadowsSki resorts without accommodations707
  2. Hood River County SDSchool district578FTE
  3. Hood River Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital376FTE
  4. Cardinal IG0342
  5. Diamond Fruit GrowersFruit sorting, grading, and packing213
  6. WalmartDiscount department stores179
  7. SafewaySupermarkets and other grocery stores139
  8. Turtle Island FoodsTofu manufacturing116

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 22 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 2,799 people in all across the county; Odell has two of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); 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 stormsVery high
  3. Volcanic activityRelatively high
  4. Strong windRelatively high
  5. Inland floodingRelatively high
  6. Winter weatherRelatively high

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Odell’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 Hood River County.