Umatilla County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 19.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.77. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Echo and their reported violations in the past:
ECHO, CITY OF (Population served: 650, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-12-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.0%
(11.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 72.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.7 people | | Oregon: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 70.0% | | Whole state: | 65.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 8.3% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Echo, OR
7 people in other group homes
Echo compared to Oregon state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (60%)
- Wood (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Umatilla County Oregon:
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Religion statistics for Echo:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.34%
| Here |  | 43.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Adherents | 30.9% | 19.8% | 11.7% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Congregations | 5.3% | 15.9% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 2.7% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 3.7% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 17.0% |
| Congregations | 2.7% | 7.1% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 40.7% |
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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: 16 | Umatilla County: | 2.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Oregon: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4 | This county: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13 | Umatilla County: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. | | Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Umatilla County: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 58 | Here: | 7.92 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.8% | | Oregon: | 7.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Umatilla County: | 32.4% | | Oregon: | 25.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.9% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,684 | $44,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $80 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $80 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,448 | $41,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,344 | $28,128 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $664 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,760 | $21,120 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $11,236 | $33,708 | 3 | $824 |
Echo government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $420,000 ($628.74)
- Charges - All Other: $273,000 ($408.68)
Sewerage: $49,000 ($73.35)
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $19,000 ($28.44)
Water Utilities: $3,000 ($4.49)
- Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $170,000 ($254.49)
General - Other: $163,000 ($244.01)
Water Utilities: $67,000 ($100.30)
Regular Highways: $51,000 ($76.35)
Financial Administration: $49,000 ($73.35)
Sewerage: $42,000 ($62.87)
Police Protection: $37,000 ($55.39)
Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($44.91)
Libraries: $25,000 ($37.43)
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,000 ($23.95)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $37,000 ($55.39)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $28,000 ($41.92)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $437,000 ($654.19)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $442,000 ($661.68)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $411,000 ($615.27)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $425,000 ($636.23)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $31,000 ($46.41)
Water Utilities: $12,000 ($17.96)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $14,000 ($20.96)
General Revenue, NEC: $10,000 ($14.97)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $37,000 ($55.39)
Financial Administration: $6,000 ($8.98)
Sewerage: $5,000 ($7.49)
Libraries: $2,000 ($2.99)
General - Other: $2,000 ($2.99)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($1.50)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $88,000 ($131.74)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $75,000 ($112.28)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $27,000 ($40.42)
General Support: $12,000 ($17.96)
All Other: $5,000 ($7.49)
- Tax - Property: $93,000 ($139.22)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.50)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $122,000 ($182.63)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($20.96)
6.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,297 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.46% | | Oregon average: | 8.89% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($491 average AGI)| Umatilla County: | 0.09% | | Oregon average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,767 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.39% | | 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 Echo:
- KOHU (1360 AM; 4 kW; HERMISTON, OR; Owner: WESTEND RADIO, LLC)
- KLWJ (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; UMATILLA, OR; Owner: UMATILLA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KUMA (1290 AM; 5 kW; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KTIX (1240 AM; 1 kW; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: KSRV, INC.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KZXR (1310 AM; 5 kW; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Echo:
- KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KRBM (90.9 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- KEYW (98.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFAE-FM (89.1 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KORD-FM (102.7 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KEGX (106.5 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- K261CG (100.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: NORTHWEST CHICANO RADIO NETWORK)
- KOLU (90.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: RIVERVIEW BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
- KOLW (97.9 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBLD (91.7 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- KGSG (93.7 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: GOSPEL MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KGDN (101.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: WEST PASCO FINE ARTS RADIO)
- K204CZ (88.7 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KUJ-FM (99.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
- KQFM (100.5 FM; HERMISTON, OR; Owner: WESTEND RADIO, LLC)
- KXRX (97.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KIOK (94.9 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KUMA-FM (107.7 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
- KRKL (93.3 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KUBQ (98.7 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: GRANDE RADIO, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 579
Total average daily truck traffic: 46
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 765
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Echo)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 25 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Lat: 45.747667 Lon: -119.186556, Call Sign: KD50114, Licensee ID: L00023697
Assigned Frequencies: 151.625 MHz, 151.625 MHz Grant Date: 08/06/2003, Expiration Date: 06/29/2013
Registrant: Duffy, Michael E - Approx 12 Mi Sw (Lat: 45.638750 Lon: -119.426139), Call Sign: KNDK474
Assigned Frequencies: 157.725 MHz Grant Date: 05/27/1997, Expiration Date: 07/21/2002, Cancellation Date: 11/24/2002
Registrant: Mike Mc Carty, Rt 1, Echo, OR 97826 - Rd 207 9 Mi Ssw (Lat: 45.680417 Lon: -119.369194), Call Sign: KVX983
Assigned Frequencies: 152.975 MHz Grant Date: 06/10/1997, Expiration Date: 07/20/2002, Cancellation Date: 11/24/2002
Registrant: West Flying Service Inc, 72837 Hwy 207, Echo, OR 97826, Phone: (503) 376-8220
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - STAGE GULCH, 11.3 Km East Northeast Of (Lat: 45.790833 Lon: -119.057778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WPVS829
Assigned Frequencies: 6375.14 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6315.84 MHz Grant Date: 08/13/2002, Expiration Date: 08/13/2012, Certifier: Scott Donlea
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- OR003 EAST ECHO, 34718 Highway 320 (Lat: 45.747917 Lon: -119.142083), Type: Mast, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Call Sign: WPYT415
Assigned Frequencies: 17835.0 MHz, 17915.0 MHz Grant Date: 10/21/2003, Expiration Date: 10/21/2013, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Echo)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 11 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Echo)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Echo, OR
| Most common first names in Echo, OR among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 9 | 79.2 years |
| John | 9 | 72.2 years |
| Robert | 5 | 71.0 years |
| Fred | 5 | 79.6 years |
| William | 5 | 81.8 years |
| Walter | 4 | 70.5 years |
| Joseph | 4 | 82.5 years |
| Margaret | 4 | 73.0 years |
| Edward | 3 | 78.0 years |
| Harold | 3 | 74.7 years |
| Most common last names in Echo, OR among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Correa | 13 | 79.5 years |
| Berry | 6 | 74.7 years |
| Dorn | 5 | 76.0 years |
| Bowman | 5 | 81.8 years |
| Smith | 5 | 73.4 years |
| Dick | 4 | 76.0 years |
| Andrews | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Liesegang | 4 | 74.5 years |
| Mccarty | 3 | 83.3 years |
| Coppinger | 3 | 77.0 years |
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