|
Click to draw/clear city borders
|
Notable locations in Brookings: Brookings Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Curry Public Transit Dispatch Facility (B), Cal - Ore Life Flight Ground (C), Brookings Fire and Rescue (D), Brookings Public Works (E), Brookings City Hall (F), Chetco Ranger Station (G), Chetco Community Public Library (H), Performing Arts Center and Community Theatre (I), Brookings Municipal Court (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Brookings include: Saint Timothys Episcopal Church (A), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Eiler Creek (A), Ransom Creek (B), Shy Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Brookings include: Bankus Fountain (1), Bud Cross Park (2), Easy Manor Park (3), Richards Street Park (4), Stout Park (5), Harris Beach State Park (6), Azalea City Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Harris Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Chetco Valley Historical Society Museum (15461 Museum Road), Words & Pictures (Art Museums; 407 Oak Street), Chamber of Commerce - Brookings-Harbor (16330 Lower Harbor Road).
Hotels: Portside Suites (16220 Lower Harbor Road), Sea Dreamer Inn (15167 McVay Lane), Harbor Inn Motel (15991 Highway 101 South), Beaver State Motel (437 Chetco Av), Portside Suites & RV (16219 Lower Harbor Road), Brookings South Coast Inn B&B (516 Redwood Street), Westward Motel (1026 Chetco Ave), Bonn Motel of Brookings (1216 Chetco Avenue), Ocean Suites (16045 Lower Harbor Road).
Court: Brookings City - Administration- Municipal Court (898 Elk).
|
Curry County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.0. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 20.4. This is about average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.61. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookings and their reported violations in the past:
BROOKINGS, CITY OF (Population served: 5680, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
- 31 regular monitoring violations
OPRD LOEB STATE PARK (Population served: 278, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
WHALESHEAD BEACH RV PARK (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 17 routine major monitoring violations
- 7 regular monitoring violations
SALMON RUN GOLF COURSE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-27-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-27-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.5%
(10.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 2.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 28.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Oregon: | 2.3 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 62.2% | | Whole state: | 63.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brookings, OR
77 people in other group homes
69 people in nursing homes
Brookings compared to Oregon state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Back to the top
Banks with branches in Brookings (2011 data):
- Umpqua Bank: Brookings-Cbc Limited Service Facili at 855 Railroad Ave, branch established on 1978/11/29; Brookings-Harbor Branch at 16271 Highway 101 South, branch established on 1998/05/01. Info updated 2011/09/02: Bank assets: $11,556.7 mil, Deposits: $9,325.3 mil, headquarters in Roseburg, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 193 total offices, Holding Company: Umpqua Holdings Corporation
- U.S. Bank National Association: Brookings Branch at 326 Fifth Street, branch established on 1954/03/22. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Evergreen Federal Savings and Loan Association: 850 Chetco Avenue Branch at 850 Chetco Avenue, branch established on 1934/06/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $357.9 mil, Deposits: $314.5 mil, headquarters in Grants Pass, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Brookings Branch at 898 Chetco Avenue, branch established on 1964/06/22. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- Sterling Savings Bank: Brookings Branch at 721 Chetco Avenue, branch established on 1981/09/30. Info updated 2012/03/21: Bank assets: $9,207.8 mil, Deposits: $6,454.1 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 192 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (91%)
- Wood (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Curry County Oregon:
|
|
Religion statistics for Brookings (based on Curry County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 19.40%
| Here |  | 19.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | Church of the Nazarene | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 18.0% | 16.3% | 11.7% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| Congregations | 9.7% | 9.7% | 12.9% | 3.2% | 6.5% |
|---|
| Name | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Conservative Baptist Association of America | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
| Adherents | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 18.5% |
| Congregations | 6.5% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 38.7% |
|---|
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Curry County: | 4.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Oregon: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Curry County: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | Curry County: | 1.84 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34 | Here: | 15.63 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.7% | | Oregon: | 7.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Curry County: | 25.4% | | Oregon: | 25.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.4% | | State: | 14.2% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $12,436 | $49,744 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $11,995 | $47,980 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
20 | $73,664 | $44,198 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
2 | $8,834 | $53,004 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $15,037 | $45,111 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $27,704 | $47,493 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $7,045 | $42,270 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
4 | $15,657 | $46,971 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $15,037 | $45,111 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
49 | $187,409 | $45,896 | 0 | $0 |
Brookings government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,379,000 ($217.82)
All Other: $204,000 ($32.22)
Parks & Recreation: $25,000 ($3.95)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $60,000 ($9.48)
Sewerage: $60,000 ($9.48)
Regular Highways: $50,000 ($7.90)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,181,000 ($186.54)
Water Utilities: $500,000 ($78.98)
Sewerage: $358,000 ($56.55)
Housing & Community Development: $297,000 ($46.91)
Parks & Recreation: $224,000 ($35.38)
Central Staff Services: $222,000 ($35.07)
Financial Administration: $188,000 ($29.70)
General Public Buildings: $140,000 ($22.11)
Fire Protection: $136,000 ($21.48)
Regular Highways: $98,000 ($15.48)
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000 ($0.79)
- General - Interest on Debt: $49,000 ($7.74)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,420,000 ($698.15)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $820,000 ($129.52)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,165,000 ($657.87)
Other, NEC: $725,000 ($114.52)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $255,000 ($40.28)
Other, NEC: $95,000 ($15.01)
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $822,000 ($129.84)
Interest Earnings: $216,000 ($34.12)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $53,000 ($8.37)
Fire Protection: $47,000 ($7.42)
General Public Building: $25,000 ($3.95)
Regular Highways: $25,000 ($3.95)
Water Utilities: $17,000 ($2.69)
Sewerage: $17,000 ($2.69)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,917,000 ($1250.51)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $478,000 ($75.50)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000,000 ($157.95)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $257,000 ($40.59)
General Support: $88,000 ($13.90)
All Other: $32,000 ($5.05)
- Tax - Property: $1,655,000 ($261.41)
NEC: $211,000 ($33.33)
Other Selective Sales: $156,000 ($24.64)
Public Utilities: $111,000 ($17.53)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,641,000 ($259.20)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $265,000 ($41.86)
9.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,899 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.30% | | Oregon average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,885 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.93% | | Oregon average: | 7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Brookings:
- KURY (910 AM; 1 kW; BROOKINGS, OR; Owner: KURY RADIO, INC.)
- KGRV (700 AM; 25 kW; WINSTON, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KAJO (1270 AM; 10 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KAPL (1300 AM; 20 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: APPLEGATE MEDIA, INC.)
- KTMT (580 AM; 10 kW; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KAGI (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE)
- KFVR (1310 AM; 1 kW; CRESCENT CITY, CA)
- KPOD (1240 AM; 1 kW; CRESCENT CITY, CA; Owner: KPOD, L L C)
- KWRO (630 AM; 5 kW; COQUILLE, OR; Owner: COQUILLE RIVER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRTA (610 AM; 5 kW; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brookings:
- KURY-FM (95.3 FM; BROOKINGS, OR; Owner: KURY RADIO, INC.)
- K292EV (106.3 FM; BROOKINGS, OR; Owner: CURRY CTY COMMITTEE FOR CHRSTN RADIO)
- KGBR (92.7 FM; GOLD BEACH, OR; Owner: ST. MARIE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KCNA (102.7 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
- K280BK (91.7 FM; SELMA, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K218DP (91.5 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K267AD (101.3 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, ETC., OR; Owner: STEVEN R. PORTER)
- K283AE (104.5 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K203CI (88.5 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- K208CC (89.5 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY)
- K249BS (97.7 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K216EC (91.1 FM; HAPPY CAMP, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KLDZ (103.5 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KROG (96.9 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
- K259AE (99.7 FM; WOLF CREEK, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLDR (98.3 FM; HARBECK-FRUITDALE, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KAKT (105.1 FM; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KSOR (90.1 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUC.)
- KTMT-FM (93.7 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K222AF (92.3 FM; AZALEA, OR; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Brookings:
- K57GP (Channel 57; BROOKINGS, OR; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K22DS (Channel 22; CRESCENT CITY, ETC., CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K07JT (Channel 7; BROOKINGS, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K10LR (Channel 10; BROOKINGS, OR; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF OREGON, INC.)
- KBSC-LP (Channel 49; BROOKINGS, OR; Owner: OREGON COAST TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)
- K28CU (Channel 28; FORT DICK, CA; Owner: SODA MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K18EP (Channel 18; BROOKINGS, ETC., OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON PUBLIC TV, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Brookings, Oregon:
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Oregon average:
- Fatal accident count: 108
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 158
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 42
- Fatalities: 115
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 279
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21
Brookings fatal accident list:
Jun 8, 2007 06:00 PM, Us-101 (Odot 9), Lat: 42.078783, Lon: -124.315556, Vehicles: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 29, 1979 03:45 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 15, 1977 10:25 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 67 meters (220ft)
Total costs: $5,707,000
Total average daily traffic: 34,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,384
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Brookings, OR
| Businesses in Brookings, OR |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Kroger | 2 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Lane Furniture | 2 |
| Curves | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Starbucks | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| KFC | 1 | | UPS | 3 |
- #62 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
|