Bend, OR

Bend, OR: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

Public data on Bend, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.

107,342residents (2025 estimate)
120NPI-registered dentists
$96,394median household income
Residents

Bend at a glance

Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (5.0% against 13.6%), then share with a bachelor's degree or higher (52.9% against 35.7%).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate107,342Up 8.2% from the April 2020 base of 99,232
  • Median household income$96,394Above both Oregon ($83,011) and the US ($80,734)
  • Median age40.9Close to Oregon (40.4), above the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older18.1%Below Oregon (19.1%), above the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)52.9%Well above both Oregon (36.8%) and the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)5.0%Well below both Oregon (9.0%) and the US (13.6%)

The share with a bachelor's degree or higher is where Bend and Springfield (83 miles apart) differ most: 52.9% against 22.4%, then the share who speak Spanish at home (5.0% against 8.1%).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Bend

St. Charles Bend is at 2500 Northeast Neff Road, and its location page says the Emergency Department is open 24 hours. St. Charles Health System says it began in 2001 as Cascade Health Services when St. Charles Medical Center in Bend merged with Central Oregon District Hospital in Redmond, and that its medical centers in Bend and Redmond are accredited by The Joint Commission. Oregon State University-Cascades says its campus opened in 2016. The City of Bend says its Neighborhood Districts are groups formally recognized by the City as a forum for community members to address issues and opportunities affecting their neighborhood. The districts it lists include Awbrey Butte in Northwest Bend, Boyd Acres in Northeast Bend, Century West in Southwest Bend, Larkspur in Southeast Bend, Mountain View in Northeast Bend, Old Bend in South Central Bend, Old Farm in Southeast Bend, and River West along the Deschutes River.

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Awbrey Butte
  • Boyd Acres
  • Century West
  • Larkspur
  • Mountain View
  • Old Bend
  • Old Farm
  • River West

Sources for this section

Providers

Who practices in Bend

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Bend, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Bend is furthest above the US among plastic surgeons (3.3 times the US rate) and lowest among dentists (1.5 times).

SpecialtyIn BendResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists1201 per 8951 per 1,340Well above
Chiropractors961 per 1,1181 per 3,311Well above
Dermatologists161 per 6,7091 per 17,857Well above
Physical therapists2381 per 4511 per 1,181Well above
Optometrists351 per 3,0671 per 5,291Well above
Podiatrists131 per 8,2571 per 14,706Well above
Plastic surgeons61 per 17,8901 per 58,824Well above
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Deschutes County, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of other health practitioners are 44.6% of them, well above the US share of 27.8%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments785Average employment 6,638
  • Offices of physicians234
  • Offices of dentists117
  • Offices of other health practitioners350
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Bend practice

Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.

  1. A crowded field for chiropractors

    3.0 times the US number of NPI-registered chiropractors per resident (one per 1,118 residents). A chiropractor here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for chiropractors.

  2. Be easy to find for people who just moved here

    Bend grew by 8,110 residents (+8.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025. With that many new residents, we would start with maps and directory listings.

  3. Reviews and your Google Business Profile first

    One NPI-registered dentist per 895 residents in Bend (US: one per 1,340). We would start with the Google Business Profile and review management.

  4. Service pages that answer the questions

    52.9% of Bend residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.7% for the US. Detailed treatment pages come first, and the SEO work builds on them.

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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