Editing Pendleton, Oregon (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 243
|1880= 730
|1890= 2506
|1900= 4406
|1910= 4460
|1920= 6837
|1930= 6621
|1940= 8847
|1950= 11774
|1960= 14434
|1970= 13197
|1980= 14521
|1990= 15126
|2000= 16354
|2010= 16612
|2020= 17107
|footnote=source:<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Moffatt|first=Riley Moore|title=Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850–1990|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=1996|page=214|isbn=978-0-8108-3033-2}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $36,800, and the median income for a family was $47,410. Males had a median income of $31,763 versus $23,858 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,551. About 8.7% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 16,612 people, 6,220 households, and 3,789 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1579.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,800 housing units at an average density of {{convert|646.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.7% of the population.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

There were 6,220 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 36.9 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.4% male and 46.6% female.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>
[[File:Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution2.jpg|thumb|The EOCI prison is one of the largest employers in Pendleton.]]