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Clatsop County

Population in July 2008: 1,189. Population change since 2000: +19.5%

Males: 581	(48.9%)
Females: 608	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	46.7 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97138.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,641 (it was $43,047 in 2000)

Gearhart:	$50,641
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,641

Gearhart:	$30,641
Oregon:	$25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $352,386 (it was $201,800 in 2000)

Gearhart:	$352,386
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $509,125; Detached houses: $511,651; In 2-unit structures: $381,128; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $507,238; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $376,781; Mobile homes: $112,500

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Races in Gearhart:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Gearhart: 101.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.8%), English (18.8%), Irish (16.0%), Swedish (6.4%), United States (6.1%), French (5.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1918

Elevation: 16 feet

Land area: 1.24 square miles.

Population density: 961 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gearhart

High school or higher: 91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.7%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gearhart city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 61.6%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 10.3%

15 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.5%
Oregon:	8.5%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Gearhart, Oregon in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gearhart to the number of sex offenders is 1189 to 1.

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

Gearhart:	0.8% ($1,539)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hillsboro, OR (58.4 miles , pop. 70,186).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (70.7 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (875.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Seaside, OR (1.5 miles ), Cannon Beach, OR (3.1 miles ), Warrenton, OR (3.2 miles ), Astoria, OR (3.5 miles ), Chinook, WA (4.1 miles ), Jewell, OR (4.4 miles ), Ilwaco, WA (4.5 miles ), Manzanita, OR (4.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 18 buildings, average cost: $144,300
1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $133,500
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $275,600
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $116,900
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $127,300
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $163,500
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $248,300
2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $188,100
2004: 19 buildings, average cost: $252,000
2005: 30 buildings, average cost: $236,100
2006: 34 buildings, average cost: $299,300
2007: 32 buildings, average cost: $297,400
2008: 27 buildings, average cost: $277,800

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 46.02 N, Longitude: 123.92 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 503

Population change in the 1990s: -170 (-14.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Educational services (9%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Construction (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Crime in Gearhart by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.5	0.0	91.3	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	9	2	12	5	8	2	1
per 100,000	891.1	195.3	1198.8	502.5	776.7	182.6	89.5
Thefts	12	14	9	11	18	7	10
per 100,000	1188.1	1367.2	899.1	1105.5	1747.6	639.3	895.3
Auto thefts	0	1	0	1	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	97.7	0.0	100.5	0.0	91.3	89.5
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	109.9	76.2	119.9	117.6	124.3	73.1	49.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.52
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Gearhart, Oregon

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Gearhart-area historical earthquake activity is below Oregon state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from Gearhart center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1993 at 13:34:35, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 12.8 mi) earthquake occurred 93.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from Gearhart center
On 6/10/2001 at 13:19:11, a magnitude 5.0 (4.8 MB, 5.0 MD, Depth: 25.3 mi) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 06:06:03, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.5 MS, 4.7 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 17.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from Gearhart center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Gearhart:

PROVIDENCE SEASIDE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SEASIDE, OR)
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ASTORIA, OR)
OCEAN BEACH HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ILWACO, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Gearhart, OR

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gearhart:

LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 46 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 65 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
CLARK COLLEGE (about 66 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; NEWBERG, OR; FT enrollment: 2,032)
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 71 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)

Public elementary/middle school in Gearhart:

Gearhart Elementary School (Students: 265; Location: 1002 Pacific Way; Grades: K - 5)

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

Park in Gearhart: Gearheart Ocean State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotel: Gearhart By the Sea (PO Box 2700).

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

GEARHART WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1240, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

5 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.7%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.4%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gearhart, OR

Gearhart compared to Oregon state average:

Median house value significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.

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Banks with branches in Gearhart (2009 data):

Bank of the Pacific: Gearhart Branch at 3410 Hwy 101 N #b, branch established on 2006-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $623.4 mil, Deposits: $511.8 mil, headquarters in Aberdeen, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Pacific Financial Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Gearhart mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clatsop County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Gearhart

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	18.3%	16.7%	11.4%	8.8%	8.7%
Congregations	8.0%	8.0%	6.0%	8.0%	6.0%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	6.4%	5.0%	5.0%	4.2%	15.5%
Congregations	10.0%	6.0%	4.0%	6.0%	38.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	1	$2,520	$30,240	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$5,796	$69,552	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$748
Police Protection - Officers	3	$12,096	$48,384	1	$1,020
Firefighters	1	$4,208	$50,496	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$3,360	$40,320	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$3,544	$42,528	0	$0
Totals for Government	8	$31,524	$47,286	2	$1,768

Gearhart government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $36,000
Construction - Fire Protection: $50,000
Regular Highways: $47,000

Water Utilities: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $325,000
Police Protection: $290,000

Financial Administration: $186,000

Fire Protection: $67,000

Regular Highways: $39,000

General - Other: $39,000

Parks & Recreation: $34,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $56,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $59,000
Interest Earnings: $37,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $58,000
Police Protection: $27,000

Water Utilities: $23,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $689,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $278,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $41,000
General Support: $20,000

Housing & Community Development: $7,000

Public Welfare: $4,000
Tax - Property: $246,000
Other Selective Sales: $112,000

Public Utilities: $72,000

NEC: $63,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $565,000

8.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,037 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.71%
Oregon average:	8.89%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($181 average AGI)
Clatsop County: 0.08%
Oregon average: 0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Multnomah County, OR	0.78% ($38,526 average AGI)
from Washington County, OR	0.62% ($48,688)
from Columbia County, OR	0.30% ($32,216)

8.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
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:

to Multnomah County, OR	0.78% ($30,333 average AGI)
to Washington County, OR	0.61% ($32,197)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.40% ($40,204)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gearhart:

KSWB (840 AM; 1 kW; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: CANNON BEACH RADIO)
KAST (1370 AM; 10 kW; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
KKEE (1230 AM; 1 kW; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gearhart:

KCBZ (94.9 FM; CANNON BEACH, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
KCYS (98.1 FM; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: DAVE'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
KMUN (91.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
KWYA (89.7 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KAST-FM (92.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KCRX-FM (102.3 FM; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
K289AC (105.7 FM; NEDONNA BEACH, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
K211ET (90.1 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
K228DT (93.5 FM; HAPPY HOLLOW, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDEP (105.5 FM; DEPOE BAY, OR; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTIL-FM (94.1 FM; TILLAMOOK, OR; Owner: OREGON EAGLE, INC.)
KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
KVAS (103.9 FM; ILWACO, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KAQX (94.3 FM; LONG BEACH, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
K296DM (107.1 FM; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: GOSPEL ECHO INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gearhart:

K21DE (Channel 21; SEASIDE/ASTORIA, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)

Gearhart fatal accident list:
Jun 5, 1997 06:58 AM, 101/Odot 9, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 20, 1981 11:29 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

KELLYE E ABERNATHY, Nw 1/4 Of Nw 1/4, Sec. 2, T6n, R10w, Williamette Meridian, Type: Pole, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 48.8 m
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
Budd Wuelfing, 5485 Adair Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
Registrant: Phone: (530) 330-0017, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gearhart)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4

Aircraft: CESSNA 177B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 19700 , Serial Number: 17702584, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 11/12/1976
Registrant (Individual): Wm C Jr Palmberg, 499 Ridge Dr, Gearhart, OR 97138
Aircraft: CESSNA 320D (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 183 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSI0-470-B (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 320CW , Serial Number: 320D0072, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 10/26/1998
Registrant (Individual): Roger L Delong, 89301 Pinehurst Rd, Gearhart, OR 97138
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 12/28/1992
Aircraft: AGUSTA SPA A109A II (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER (420 HP) (Turbo-shaft)
N-Number: 55NW , Serial Number: 7267, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 11/04/1988
Registrant (Corporation): Aero Inc, Po Box 2176, Gearhart, OR 97138
Aircraft: HENDERSON RANDALL W RV-6 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6R , Serial Number: 21946, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 05/24/2001
Registrant (Individual): Randall W Henderson, Po Box 2378, Gearhart, OR 97138

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 14

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Gearhart, OR

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