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Butte Falls, OR map Population in July 2007: 430. Population change since 2000: -2.3%
 

Males: 224  (51.0%)
Females: 215  (49.0%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:  32.7 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97522.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,800 (it was $23,750 in 2000)
Butte Falls  $26,800
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $133,800 (it was $78,300 in 2000)
Butte Falls  $133,800
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Butte Falls:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Butte Falls: 84.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (17.3%), United States (14.8%), German (13.7%), English (10.9%), French (9.8%), Dutch (2.7%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2536 feet

Land area: 0.40 square miles.

Population density: 1080 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Butte Falls

  • High school or higher: 83.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 44.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butte Falls town

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
Oregon:  8.5%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Butte Falls, Oregon in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Butte Falls to the number of sex offenders is 431 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Butte Falls:  1.1% ($847)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
Butte Falls satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Medford, OR (24.9 miles , pop. 63,154).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (197.5 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (651.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Butte Falls-Prospect, OR (9.7 miles ), Eagle Point, OR (16.9 miles ), Shady Cove, OR (17.7 miles ), White City, OR (19.8 miles ), Medford, OR (24.9 miles ), Southeast Jackson, OR (25.3 miles ), Phoenix, OR (25.3 miles ), Talent, OR (25.6 miles ).

Latitude: 42.54 N, Longitude: 122.57 W


Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +192 (+77.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
  • Utilities (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Financial managers (4%)


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Crime in Butte Falls (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 assaults (1121.1 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (224.2 per 100,000)
  • 13 thefts (2914.8 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (224.2 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 374.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Butte Falls:
  • PROVIDENCE MEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; MEDFORD, OR)
  • ROGUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; MEDFORD, OR)
  • ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ASHLAND, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Butte Falls, OR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Butte Falls:
  • ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 24 miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
  • KLAMATH FALLS (about 65 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; ID: LMT)
  • MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 118 miles; EUGENE, OR; ID: EUG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Butte Falls:
  • PROSPECT STATE (about 15 miles; PROSPECT, OR; ID: 64S)
  • ASHLAND MUNI-SUMNER PARKER FIELD (about 26 miles; ASHLAND, OR; ID: S03)
  • PINEHURST STATE (about 33 miles; PINEHURST, OR; ID: 24S)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butte Falls:
  • SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; ASHLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,424)
  • OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 51 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,289)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 5,853)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 109 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 16,239)
  • SHASTA COLLEGE (about 128 miles; REDDING, CA; FT enrollment: 5,251)
  • CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
Public high school in Butte Falls:
Public elementary/middle school in Butte Falls:

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Notable location: Butte Falls Ranger Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Hukill Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Butte Falls Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: The Big Butte Historical Society - Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 432 Pine Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Butte Falls and their reported violations in the past:

BUTTE FALLS, TOWN OF (Population served: 440, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2005 and AUG-03-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2002 and MAY-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-07-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and MAY-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-07-2003)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.6%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.4%
Whole state:  6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  22.1%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Butte Falls compared to Oregon state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Butte Falls travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Oregon:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,118 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.62%
Oregon average:  8.89%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($156 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.05%
Oregon average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Josephine County, OR  0.55% ($30,486 average AGI)
from Lane County, OR  0.21% ($28,299)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.20% ($45,220)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
Oregon average:  7.91%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($296 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.05%
Oregon average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Josephine County, OR  0.56% ($32,093 average AGI)
to Lane County, OR  0.36% ($32,724)
to Multnomah County, OR  0.36% ($26,458)


Strongest AM radio stations in Butte Falls:
  • KAPL (1300 AM; 20 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: APPLEGATE MEDIA, INC.)
  • KRTA (610 AM; 5 kW; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KTMT (580 AM; 10 kW; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KGRV (700 AM; 25 kW; WINSTON, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KMED (1440 AM; 5 kW; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • KLVB (730 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, OR)
  • KCMX (880 AM; 1 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KAGI (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butte Falls:
  • KAKT (105.1 FM; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KTMT-FM (93.7 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K254AD (98.7 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KZZE (106.3 FM; EAGLE POINT, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLDZ (103.5 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIFS (107.5 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K216DR (91.1 FM; CENTRAL POINT, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K209CP (89.7 FM; TALENT, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KSMF (89.1 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: STATE OF OREGON/STATE BD HIGHER EDUC)
  • KKRB (106.9 FM; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; Owner: WYNNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • K204CY (88.7 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KSRG (88.3 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: ST. BOARD OF HIGHER ED/SO. OR ST COL)
  • K227AA (93.3 FM; ASHLAND, ETC., OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K284AE (104.7 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K214BO (90.7 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KSOR (90.1 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUC.)
  • K222AF (92.3 FM; AZALEA, OR; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCMX-FM (101.9 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K259AE (99.7 FM; WOLF CREEK, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KRRM (94.7 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: SHIRLEY M. BELL)

TV broadcast stations around Butte Falls:
  • K02JF (Channel 2; BUTTE FALLS, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON PUBLIC TELEVISION)
  • K04JQ (Channel 4; BUTTE FALLS, OR; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF OREGON, INC.)

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