Baker County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Halfway and their reported violations in the past:
HALFWAY, CITY OF (Population served: 309, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 52 regular monitoring violations
THOMPSONS HELLS CANYON INN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 10 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.7%
(29.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  1.9 people | | Oregon: |  2.3 people |
| This city: | 49.7% | | Whole state: | 63.7% |
| This city: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Halfway, OR
Halfway compared to Oregon state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Halfway (2011 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Halfway Branch at Commercial At Main, branch established on 1997/08/01. 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
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Wood (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Baker County Oregon:
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Religion statistics for Halfway (based on Baker County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.32%
| Here | | 33.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Catholic Church | Church of the Nazarene | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 26.7% | 20.6% | 9.9% | 6.9% | 5.3% |
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| Congregations | 11.8% | 11.8% | 5.9% | 11.8% | 5.9% |
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| Name | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 12.3% |
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| Congregations | 5.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 5.9% | 23.5% |
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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: 9 | Baker County: | 5.66 / 10,000 pop. | | Oregon: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.63 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Baker County: | 1.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Baker County: | 4.40 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21 | Here: | 13.20 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.8% | | Oregon: | 7.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Baker County: | 25.3% | | Oregon: | 25.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.0% | | 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 |
1 | $1,919 | $23,028 | 1 | $853 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $300 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,154 | $25,848 | 1 | $908 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,073 | $24,438 | 3 | $2,061 |
Halfway government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $75,000 ($261.32)
All Other: $1,000 ($3.48)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $31,000 ($108.01)
Water Utilities: $27,000 ($94.08)
Financial Administration: $21,000 ($73.17)
Regular Highways: $19,000 ($66.20)
General - Other: $12,000 ($41.81)
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($48.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $249,000 ($867.60)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $241,000 ($839.72)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $235,000 ($818.82)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $225,000 ($783.97)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $24,000 ($83.62)
Other, NEC: $6,000 ($20.91)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($20.91)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $5,000 ($17.42)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($6.97)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($6.97)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $37,000 ($128.92)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $68,000 ($236.93)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,000 ($90.59)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $77,000 ($268.29)
Highways: $14,000 ($48.78)
General Support: $6,000 ($20.91)
- Tax - Property: $16,000 ($55.75)
Public Utilities: $11,000 ($38.33)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000 ($188.15)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000 ($41.81)
8.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,187 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.00% | | 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:
7.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,540 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.72% | | 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 Halfway:
- KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KBGN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: NELSON M. AND KAREN E. WILSON)
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSRV (1380 AM; 5 kW; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KIDO (580 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Halfway:
- KCMB (104.7 FM; BAKER, OR; Owner: OREGON TRAIL RADIO, INC.)
- K208DB (89.5 FM; ENTERPRISE, ETC., OR; Owner: WALLOWA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KUBQ (98.7 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: GRANDE RADIO, INC.)
- K234AD (94.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, OR; Owner: WALLOWA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KBSK (89.9 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- KBSQ (90.7 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- KBSM (91.7 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUC. (B.S.U.))
- KDZY (98.3 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
- KMCL-FM (101.1 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN AIR INC.)
- KWEI-FM (99.5 FM; FRUITLAND, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- K217BO (91.3 FM; HALFWAY, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
TV broadcast stations around Halfway:
- K10NF (Channel 10; HALFWAY, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - 7.24 Km Sw Of (Lat: 44.857667 Lon: -117.156278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 33.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN332
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/28/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
Registrant: Verizonwireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Summitt Lookout 9.5 Mi Nw (Lat: 45.260444 Lon: -117.177111), Call Sign: WNAQ847
Assigned Frequencies: 154.905 MHz
Grant Date: 07/15/2004, Expiration Date: 10/03/2014
Registrant: State Of Dba Oregon State Police Oregon, 3784 Portland Rd Ne, Salem, OR 97303, Phone: (503) 540-8711, Fax: (503) 581-3931, Email:
- Lat: 44.881083 Lon: -117.113111, Call Sign: WQDI802
Assigned Frequencies: 72.1000 MHz
Grant Date: 09/07/2005, Expiration Date: 09/07/2015, Certifier: Pam Hall-Brisk
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road 134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - HALFWAY, 4.5 M Sw Of Halfway (Lat: 44.857667 Lon: -117.156278), Type: Mast, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 33.9 m, Call Sign: WQKR630
Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/2009, Expiration Date: 08/25/2019, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - 5.5 Miles South Of (Lat: 44.827639 Lon: -117.119889), Call Sign: KNKP732
Assigned Frequencies: 454.525 MHz
Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 11/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 12/20/2008
Registrant: Pine Telephone System, Inc., 104 Center Street, Halfway, OR 97834-0000, Phone: (202) 857-3500
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: W7JSY
Grant Date: 10/18/1988, Expiration Date: 10/18/1998, Cancellation Date: 10/19/2000
Registrant: George W Johnson, Halfway, OR 97834 - Call Sign: KD7PJD, Licensee ID: L00438160
Grant Date: 12/21/2001, Expiration Date: 12/21/2011, Certifier: James D Reed
Registrant: James D Reed, Halfway, OR 97834
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 12647 , Serial Number: 17262142, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 09/07/1973
Registrant (Individual): Montey J Johnston, Po Box 874, Halfway, OR 97834 - Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2311D , Serial Number: 20463, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 09/21/1955
Registrant (Individual): Eric D Twombly, Po Box 811, Halfway, OR 97834 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: 4 Cycle
N-Number: 714GY , Serial Number: 15079176, Airworthiness Date: 01/13/1977
Registrant (Co-Owned): William R Wilson, Po Box 906, Halfway, OR 97834, Other Owners: Michelle Rae Wilson - Aircraft: CESSNA 182Q (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 735TB , Serial Number: 18265662, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 04/29/1977
Registrant (Individual): Joseph J Jr Carter, 37867 Sunny Dell Ln, Halfway, OR 97834 - Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8365A , Serial Number: 25217, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 06/09/1956
Registrant (Co-Owned): George J Hauptman, Po Box 893, Halfway, OR 97834, Other Owners: Lynette M Hauptman
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Halfway, OR among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Robert | 12 | 70.8 years |
| James | 11 | 66.3 years |
| John | 10 | 78.6 years |
| Mary | 9 | 77.0 years |
| Charles | 7 | 74.6 years |
| Harry | 7 | 76.9 years |
| Vernon | 5 | 76.0 years |
| Edward | 5 | 78.0 years |
| Bessie | 5 | 86.4 years |
| George | 5 | 79.6 years |
| Most common last names in Halfway, OR among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Huff | 10 | 75.0 years |
| Thomas | 8 | 83.8 years |
| Buchanan | 7 | 79.2 years |
| Masterson | 7 | 76.7 years |
| Smith | 7 | 78.0 years |
| Young | 6 | 79.8 years |
| Koopman | 5 | 88.2 years |
| Jackson | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Moseley | 5 | 70.0 years |
| Robertson | 5 | 71.8 years |
Businesses in Halfway, OR
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