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Population (year 2000): 1,054. Estimated population in July 2006: 980 (-7.0% change)
 

Males: 523  (49.6%)
Females: 531  (50.4%)

Wallowa County

Median resident age:  43.3 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97846.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,400 (it was $31,310 in 2000)
Joseph  $30,400
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $123,600 (it was $103,900 in 2000)
Joseph  $123,600
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Joseph:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

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Ancestries: German (21.6%), Irish (17.1%), United States (13.7%), English (13.6%), French (4.0%), Scottish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1887

Elevation: 4190 feet

Land area: 0.85 square miles.

Population density: 1166 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Joseph

  • High school or higher: 87.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Joseph city

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 54.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 16.0%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Oregon:  8.5%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Joseph:  1.0% ($1,069)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nampa, ID (131.1 miles , pop. 51,867).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (370.3 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (783.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Enterprise, OR (6.0 miles ), Lostine, OR (16.7 miles ), Imnaha, OR (21.7 miles ), Wallowa, OR (25.7 miles ), Halfway, OR (33.7 miles ), Eagle Valley, OR (37.5 miles ), Cove, OR (40.0 miles ), Richland, OR (40.5 miles) .

Latitude: 45.35 N, Longitude: 117.23 W


31 people in nursing homes
4 people in other group homes

Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: -82 (-7.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Joseph:
  • WALLOWA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ENTERPRISE, OR)
  • ST ELIZABETH HEALTH SERVICES, INC (about 55 miles; BAKER CITY, OR)
  • GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL (about 59 miles; LA GRANDE, OR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Joseph:
  • LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 72 miles; LEWISTON, ID; ID: LWS)
  • WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 89 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; ID: ALW)
  • PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 96 miles; PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; ID: PUW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Joseph:
  • JOSEPH STATE (about 2 miles; JOSEPH, OR; ID: 4S3)
  • ENTERPRISE MUNI (about 5 miles; ENTERPRISE, OR; ID: 8S4)
  • MEMALOOSE (about 39 miles; IMNAHA, OR; ID: 25U)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Joseph:
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 109 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 137 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)
Public high school in Joseph:
  • JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 111; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Joseph:
  • JOSEPH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 87; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 76; Grades: KG - 04)
  • IMNAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 6; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Joseph:
  • JOSEPH CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,335; Location: 201 N. MAIN ST.; 11,829 books; 302 audio materials; 384 video materials; 33 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Eagle Cap Chalets (59879 Wallowa Lake Highway), Flying Arrow Resort (Wallowa Lake), Matterhorn Swiss Village (59950 Wallowa Lake Highway), Mountain View Motel & RV Park (83450 Joseph Highway).

 

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

JOSEPH, CITY OF (Population served: 1092, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2001 and MAR-14-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-14-2002)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2001. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-24-1992)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2000. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-24-1992)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2000. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-24-1992)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-1998. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-24-1992)
  • 4 minor monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • 2 other older monitoring violations
WALLOWA LAKE TRAMWAY (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 14 routine major monitoring violations
  • 9 regular monitoring violations
OPRD MINAM RECREATIONAL AREA (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 7 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.2%
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: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.2%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Joseph compared to Oregon state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Joseph (2007 data):
  • Community Bank: at 609 North Main Street, branch established on 1955-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $328.3 mil, Deposits: $301.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 1$2,146$25,7520$0
Local Libraries 0$0 1$796
Solid Waste Management 1$2,674$32,0880$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,415$28,9801$1,073
Firefighters 0$0 1$100
Streets and Highways 1$3,563$42,7560$0
Totals for Government 4$10,798$32,3943$1,969


Joseph government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $107,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $79,000
    Financial Administration: $78,000
    Police Protection: $74,000
    Water Utilities: $60,000
    Solid Waste Management: $50,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    Fire Protection: $41,000
    Parks & Recreation: $36,000
    Libraries: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $108,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,036,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,804,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,720,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,974,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $84,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $70,000
    Interest Earnings: $41,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $36,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,085,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $169,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $72,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $54,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $145,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $59,000
    All Other: $48,000
    Water Utilities: $22,000
  • Tax - Property: $171,000
    Public Utilities: $54,000
    NEC: $38,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $150,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $101,000

6.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,574 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.72%
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:
from Union County, OR  0.53% ($27,214 average AGI)
from Clackamas County, OR  0.38% ($69,500)


7.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.29%
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 Union County, OR  0.65% ($23,706 average AGI)
to Umatilla County, OR  0.46% ($28,500)
to Deschutes County, OR  0.38% ($21,900)


Strongest AM radio stations in Joseph:
  • KWVR (1340 AM; 1 kW; ENTERPRISE, OR; Owner: WALLOWA VALLEY RADIO BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KOZE (950 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KCLK (1430 AM; 5 kW; ASOTIN, WA; Owner: CLARKSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KRLC (1350 AM; 5 kW; CLARKSTON LEWISTON,, WA; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Joseph:
  • K208DB (89.5 FM; ENTERPRISE, ETC., OR; Owner: WALLOWA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K234AD (94.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, OR; Owner: WALLOWA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KUBQ (98.7 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: GRANDE RADIO, INC.)
  • KCMB (104.7 FM; BAKER, OR; Owner: OREGON TRAIL RADIO, INC.)
  • KWVR-FM (92.1 FM; ENTERPRISE, OR; Owner: WALLOWA VALLEY RADIO BROADCASTING CORP.)


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