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Population (year 2000): 5,078. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,296 (+4.3% change)
 

Males: 2,478  (48.8%)
Females: 2,600  (51.2%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:  28.7 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97741.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,200 (it was $29,103 in 2000)
Madras  $28,200
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,900 (it was $92,400 in 2000)
Madras  $109,900
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Madras:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.6%)
  • Hispanic (35.7%)
  • Other race (24.6%)
  • American Indian (8.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.3%)
  • Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (13.9%), United States (7.3%), English (5.8%), Irish (5.5%), Dutch (2.4%), Norwegian (2.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1910

Elevation: 2280 feet

Land area: 2.18 square miles.

Population density: 2422 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Madras

  • High school or higher: 63.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Madras city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 59.5%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

1,129 residents are foreign born (20.1% Latin America).

This city:  22.2%
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:

Madras:  1.2% ($1,150)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bend, OR (41.6 miles , pop. 52,029).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (115.3 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (753.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Metolius, OR (4.4 miles ), Culver, OR (9.3 miles ), Warm Springs, OR (13.1 miles ), Ashwood, OR (19.2 miles ), Terrebonne, OR (19.8 miles ), Redmond, OR (25.3 miles ), Powell Butte, OR (27.0 miles ), Prineville, OR (29.8 miles ).

Latitude: 44.63 N, Longitude: 121.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +618 (+12.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 882 (42.6%)


People in group quarters in Madras
  • 38 people in nursing homes
  • 23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +2,010 (+65.5%).


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Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (35%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Wood products (10%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Woodworkers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Madras by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.018.6
Rapes 622511
    per 100,000 116.438.338.296.619.218.6
Robberies 131020
    per 100,000 19.457.419.10.038.40.0
Assaults 141162331
    per 100,000 19.476.5210.2115.9441.2575.5
Burglaries 656235406451
    per 100,000 1261.21186.4668.7772.51227.7946.7
Thefts 198186219205220223
    per 100,000 3841.73559.14184.23959.14220.24139.6
Auto thefts 222018362846
    per 100,000 426.9382.7343.9695.2537.1853.9
Arson 132022
    per 100,000 19.457.438.20.038.437.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 378.9319.2320.0368.5412.8467.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.70
US city average:  3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Madras:
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (470 NE A STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Madras:
  • CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; REDMOND, OR)
  • PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; PRINEVILLE, OR)
  • CHS,INC DBA ST CHARLES MEDICAL CTR (about 39 miles; BEND, OR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Madras:
  • ROBERTS FIELD (about 27 miles; REDMOND, OR; ID: RDM)
  • PORTLAND INTL (about 120 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
  • MCNARY FLD (about 131 miles; SALEM, OR; ID: SLE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Madras:
  • CITY-COUNTY (about 2 miles; MADRAS, OR; ID: S33)
  • LAKE BILLY CHINOOK STATE (about 16 miles; CULVER, OR; ID: 5S5)
  • PRINEVILLE (about 29 miles; PRINEVILLE, OR; ID: S39)

Amtrak station:
MADRAS (839 SW. US HWY. 97) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Madras:
  • CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BEND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; ALBANY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,057)
  • CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; OREGON CITY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,446)
  • PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
  • MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; GRESHAM, OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 123 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
Public high school in Madras:
  • MADRAS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 892; Location: 390 SE 10TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Madras:
  • JEFFERSON COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 862; Location: 1180 SE CITY VIEW ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • MADRAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 465; Location: 215 SE 10TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
  • WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 325; Location: 410 SW 4TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
  • METOLIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 420 BUTTE AVE SW; Grades: KG - 05)
  • BIG MUDDY ELEMENTARY (Students: 9; Grades: KG - 08)
  • BUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 375 SE BUFF ST; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private elementary/middle school in Madras:
  • GIBSON SDA ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 31; Location: 66 S E 'H' STREET; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Madras:
  • JEFFERSON COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $303,370; Location: 241 SE 7TH ST.; 39,980 books; 1,094 audio materials; 638 video materials; 108 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Hoffy's Motel (709 Northeast Highway 26), Juniper Motel (414 Northwest Highway 26), Madras Hotel & Motel (171 Southwest Centre Street), Relax Inn (797 Southwest Highway 97), Preuit Jim Real Estate (171 Southwest Centre Street), Budget Inn (133 Northeast 5th Street), Best Western Madras Inn (12 Southwest 4th Street), Sonny's Motel (1539 Southwest Highway 97).

 

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

DESCHUTES VALLEY WATER DIST (Population served: 12000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-17-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-17-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 30 regular monitoring violations
MADRAS, CITY OF (Population served: 3435, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-27-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2004 and DEC-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and DEC-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2001 and MAY-12-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-12-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUN-12-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-12-2002)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 52 regular monitoring violations
PGE PELTON PARK (Population served: 237, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Madras that have no violations reported:
  • PGE SEE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 42, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.5%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.7%
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:  19.6%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

Madras compared to Oregon state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Madras (2007 data):
  • Community First Bank: Madras Branch at 1150 Sw Hwy 97, branch established on 1999-09-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $175.4 mil, Deposits: $143.5 mil, headquarters in Prineville, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Prineville Bancorporation
  • Bank of the West: Madras Branch at 12 S.W. 5th Street, branch established on 1934-11-03. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $55,642.9 mil, Deposits: $37,436.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 671 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Madras Branch at 14 Sw E St, branch established on 1962-07-23. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Columbia River Bank: Madras Branch at 624 Southwest Fourth Street, branch established on 1978-12-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,033.2 mil, Deposits: $862.5 mil, headquarters in The Dalles, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Columbia Bancorp
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Madras Branch at 42 S.W. C Street, branch established on 1945-08-11. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp



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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
Financial Administration 3$9,140$36,5600$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,697$32,3642$2,600
Other Government Administration 2$8,654$51,9240$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$19,145$32,8204$64
Sewerage 4$12,630$37,8901$2,610
Water Supply 1$3,340$40,0800$0
Police - Other 4$15,899$47,6970$0
Streets and Highways 2$4,905$29,4302$3,120
Totals for Government 24$76,410$38,2059$8,394


Madras government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $143,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $952,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $754,000
    Air Transportation: $77,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $737,000
    Sewerage: $531,000
    Water Utilities: $364,000
    Financial Administration: $341,000
    General - Other: $243,000
    Housing & Community Development: $176,000
    Air Transportation: $159,000
    Regular Highways: $158,000
    Parks & Recreation: $59,000
    Central Staff Services: $44,000
    General Public Buildings: $38,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $950,000
    Public Welfare: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $516,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,468,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $78,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,361,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $185,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $181,000
    Interest Earnings: $112,000
    Special Assessments: $54,000
    Rents: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $149,000
    Water Utilities: $24,000
    Sewerage: $24,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    General Public Building: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,582,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $368,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $610,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $619,000
    General Support: $87,000
    Housing & Community Development: $17,000
    All Other: $16,000
    Public Welfare: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $679,000
    NEC: $320,000
    Public Utilities: $265,000
    Other Selective Sales: $113,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,085,000

10.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.46%
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 Deschutes County, OR  2.53% ($34,590 average AGI)
from Clackamas County, OR  0.73% ($49,646)
from Multnomah County, OR  0.55% ($42,417)


9.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,750 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.44%
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 Deschutes County, OR  3.17% ($36,471 average AGI)
to Marion County, OR  0.48% ($36,452)
to Multnomah County, OR  0.43% ($24,321)


Strongest AM radio stations in Madras:
  • KBND (1110 AM; 13 kW; BEND, OR; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KICE (940 AM; 10 kW; BEND, OR; Owner: GCC BEND, LLC)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRCO (690 AM; 1 kW; PRINEVILLE, OR; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING GROUP 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Madras:
  • KWRX (88.5 FM; REDMOND, OR; Owner: ST BD OF HIGHER ED FOR THE UN OF OR)
  • KHJA-LP (102.1 FM; MADRAS, OR; Owner: CENTRAL OREGON EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KWLZ-FM (96.5 FM; WARM SPRINGS, OR; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING GROUP LLC)
  • KWSO (91.9 FM; WARM SPRINGS, OR; Owner: CONFEDERATED TRIBES WARM SPRINGS REV)
  • KSJJ (102.9 FM; REDMOND, OR; Owner: GCC BEND, LLC)
  • K285CV (104.9 FM; MADRAS, ETC., OR; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING GROUP LLC)
  • K266AI (101.1 FM; BEND, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMJZ-FM (95.1 FM; PRINEVILLE, OR; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING GROUP LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Madras:
  • K63CC (Channel 63; MADRAS/CULVER, OR; Owner: RURAL OREGON WIRELESS TELEVISION)
  • K56BV (Channel 56; MADRAS/CULVER, OR; Owner: RURAL OREGON WIRELESS TELEVISION)
  • K58BK (Channel 58; MADRAS/CULVER, OR; Owner: RURAL OREGON WIRELESS TELEVISION)
  • K66BC (Channel 66; MADRAS/CULVER, OR; Owner: NPG OF OREGON, INC.)
  • K69BI (Channel 69; MADRAS/CULVER, OR; Owner: RURAL OREGON WIRELESS TELEVISION)
  • K27DO (Channel 27; BEND, ETC., OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)

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