For population 15 years and over in Gopher Flats CDP:
Never married: 18.5%
Now married: 54.3%
Separated: 6.4%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 12.8%
1 residents are foreign born
This place:
0.2%
Oregon:
8.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,650 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,058 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (42.4 miles , pop. 54,693).
Gopher Flats-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 29.7 miles away from the city center On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 30.1 miles away from Gopher Flats center On 1/30/2000 at 19:10:23, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from the city center On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.7 miles away from the city center On 3/22/1997 at 06:05:34, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 0.8 mi) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from Gopher Flats center On 5/18/2008 at 22:19:55, a magnitude 3.7 (3.3 MW, 3.7 MD, Depth: 12.5 mi) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lane County (9) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gopher Flats:
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; PENDLETON, OR)
GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 30 miles away; HERMISTON, OR)
PROVIDENCE ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 39 miles away; WALLA WALLA, WA)
Amtrak station near Gopher Flats:
4 miles: PENDLETON (320 SW COURT AVE.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gopher Flats:
Walla Walla Community College (about 36 miles; Walla Walla, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,727)
Eastern Oregon University (about 39 miles; La Grande, OR; FT enrollment: 2,178)
Columbia Basin College (about 45 miles; Pasco, WA; FT enrollment: 3,351)
Lewis-Clark State College (about 97 miles; Lewiston, ID; FT enrollment: 2,534)
Washington State University (about 105 miles; Pullman, WA; FT enrollment: 21,748)
Yakima Valley Community College (about 108 miles; Yakima, WA; FT enrollment: 2,757)
University of Idaho (about 110 miles; Moscow, ID; FT enrollment: 9,625)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.1. This is about average.
City:
28.1
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 19.0. This is about average.Closest monitor was 2.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
19.0
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.77. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 4.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
7.77
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.9%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 10.3% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.1 people
Oregon:
2.3 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
50.9%
Whole state:
63.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
13.4%
Whole state:
6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Gopher Flats (based on Lane County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 24.52%
Here
24.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents
19.7%
10.5%
8.3%
6.8%
5.4%
Congregations
5.4%
8.3%
3.6%
9.4%
2.9%
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Conservative Baptist Association of America
Assemblies of God
Jewish
Other
Adherents
5.4%
4.6%
4.4%
4.1%
30.7%
Congregations
3.6%
5.4%
7.2%
0.7%
53.6%
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: 67
Lane County:
1.95 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 15
This county:
0.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 92
Lane County:
2.68 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
2.01 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 58
Lane County:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 288
Here:
8.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.93 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
6.5%
Oregon:
7.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Lane County:
26.1%
Oregon:
25.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
15.3%
State:
14.2%
6.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,981 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.73%
Oregon average:
8.89%
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($286 average AGI)
Lane County:
0.17%
Oregon average:
0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
