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Population (year 2000): 3,419. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,539 (+3.5% change)
 

Males: 1,637  (47.9%)
Females: 1,782  (52.1%)

Douglas County

Median resident age:  36.0 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97457.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,800 (it was $30,658 in 2000)
Myrtle Creek  $33,800
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $127,600 (it was $88,600 in 2000)
Myrtle Creek  $127,600
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Myrtle Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
  • American Indian (4.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (21.2%), English (15.2%), Irish (12.1%), United States (6.7%), French (3.2%), Dutch (2.8%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 1.75 square miles.

Population density: 2014 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Myrtle Creek

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Myrtle Creek city

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 15.7%

70 residents are foreign born (0.9% North America, 0.6% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This city:  2.0%
Oregon:  8.5%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Myrtle Creek, Oregon in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Myrtle Creek to the number of sex offenders is 1175 to 1.

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

Myrtle Creek:  1.0% ($887)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Medford, OR (56.1 miles , pop. 63,154).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (170.1 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (704.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Tri-City, OR (3.2 miles ), Canyonville, OR (6.7 miles ), Riddle, OR (7.7 miles ), Green, OR (11.1 miles ), Winston, OR (11.4 miles ), Roseburg, OR (14.1 miles ), Roseburg North, OR (16.5 miles ), Tenmile, OR (16.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $78,300
  • 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $94,800
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $101,600
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $130,300
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $136,400
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $128,600
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $118,500
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.03 N, Longitude: 123.28 W


Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +282 (+9.0%).


Historical population


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Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (20%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Crime in Myrtle Creek by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 02006
    per 100,000 0.056.80.00.0167.3
Robberies 12310
    per 100,000 28.856.886.328.50.0
Assaults 10321
    per 100,000 28.80.086.356.927.9
Burglaries 1913282036
    per 100,000 547.6369.4805.1569.31003.9
Thefts 10687919182
    per 100,000 3054.82472.32616.42590.42286.7
Auto thefts 13213169
    per 100,000 374.656.8373.8455.5251.0
Arson 36640
    per 100,000 86.5170.5172.5113.90.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 200.7) 204.9191.8234.0199.8321.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.27
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Myrtle Creek:
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 6 miles; ROSEBURG, OR)
  • THREE RIVERS COMM HOSP AND HEALTH CTR (about 39 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR)
  • LOWER UMPQUA HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; REEDSPORT, OR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Myrtle Creek:
  • ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 54 miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
  • NORTH BEND MUNI (about 72 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; ID: OTH)
  • MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 76 miles; EUGENE, OR; ID: EUG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Myrtle Creek:
  • MYRTLE CREEK MUNICIPAL (about 4 miles; MYRTLE CREEK, OR; ID: 16S)
  • GEORGE FELT (about 15 miles; ROSEBURG, OR; ID: 5S1)
  • ROSEBURG REGIONAL (about 15 miles; ROSEBURG, OR; ID: RBG)

Amtrak station near Myrtle Creek:
  • 14 miles: ROSEBURG (835 SE STEPHENS ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Myrtle Creek:
  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 5,853)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 72 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 16,239)
  • SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; ASHLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 4,424)
  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; FT enrollment: 15,404)
  • OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 110 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles; ALBANY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,057)
Public high school in Myrtle Creek:
  • SOUTH UMPQUA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 603; Location: 501 NW CHADWICK LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Myrtle Creek:
  • COFFENBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location: 591 NE RICE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • MYRTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 651 NE DIVISION; Grades: KG - 05)
  • TRI CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location: 546 SW CHADWICK LN; Grades: KG - 05)

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Cemeteries: Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery (1), Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Engles and Worth Log Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Park in Myrtle Creek: Millsite Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotels: Hillcrest Market & Motel (888 South Main Street), Rose Motel (316 South Main Street).

 

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

MYRTLE CREEK, CITY OF (Population served: 3460, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (2 times from NOV-05-1997 to FEB-26-1998)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-26-1998)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 31 regular monitoring violations
UIDC RIVERS WEST RV PARK (Population served: 260, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
CLARKS BRANCH WATER ASSOC (Population served: 140, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (2 times from MAR-11-1997 to MAR-01-1998)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-1996. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-21-1996)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-1996. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-21-1996)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-1996. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-21-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2002
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2002
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
ON THE RIVER RV PARK (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.3%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.9%
Whole state:  6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  17.4%
Whole state:  11.6%

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

Myrtle Creek compared to Oregon state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above 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 Myrtle Creek (2007 data):
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Myrtle Creek Branch at 105 North Main Street, branch established on 1945-06-02. 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
  • Umpqua Bank: Myrtle Creek at 111 Pleasant Street, branch established on 1967-01-09. Info updated 2006-06-08: Bank assets: $7,333.2 mil, Deposits: $5,878.9 mil, headquarters in Roseburg, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 139 total offices, Holding Company: Umpqua Holdings Corporation



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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
Streets and Highways 3$9,512$38,0480$0
Other Government Administration 3$10,490$41,9600$0
Solid Waste Management 2$4,592$27,5520$0
Parks and Recreation 2$4,918$29,5080$0
Water Supply 2$4,700$28,2001$812
Sewerage 3$7,494$29,9760$0
Financial Administration 2$4,470$26,8200$0
Judicial and Legal 1$2,486$29,8320$0
Police Protection - Officers 8$21,060$31,5900$0
Police - Other 5$8,812$21,1490$0
Totals for Government 31$78,534$30,4001$812


Myrtle Creek government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $728,000
    All Other: $66,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $999,000
    Water Utilities: $17,000
    General: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $757,000
    Sewerage: $469,000
    Financial Administration: $352,000
    General - Other: $336,000
    Water Utilities: $321,000
    Regular Highways: $184,000
    Parks & Recreation: $164,000
    Fire Protection: $67,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $265,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $156,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $11,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $19,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $149,000
    Highways: $74,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,133,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $883,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,829,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $187,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $127,000
    Interest Earnings: $57,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $5,000
    Water Utilities: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,893,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $377,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $494,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,167,000
    Highways: $142,000
    General Support: $55,000
  • Tax - Property: $759,000
    Public Utilities: $195,000
    NEC: $11,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $986,000

6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,294 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.76%
Oregon average:  8.89%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($121 average AGI)
Douglas County:  0.04%
Oregon average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lane County, OR  0.65% ($27,567 average AGI)
from Coos County, OR  0.35% ($25,078)
from Jackson County, OR  0.27% ($30,636)


5.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,051 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.97%
Oregon average:  7.91%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($130 average AGI)
Douglas County:  0.05%
Oregon average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lane County, OR  1.06% ($36,575 average AGI)
to Coos County, OR  0.28% ($25,814)
to Washington County, OR  0.25% ($28,843)


Strongest AM radio stations in Myrtle Creek:
  • KGRV (700 AM; 25 kW; WINSTON, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KTBR (950 AM; 3 kW; ROSEBURG, OR; Owner: JPR FOUNDATION INC.)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KQEN (1240 AM; 1 kW; ROSEBURG, OR; Owner: BROOKE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KAJO (1270 AM; 10 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KAPL (1300 AM; 20 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: APPLEGATE MEDIA, INC.)
  • KRNR (1490 AM; 1 kW; ROSEBURG, OR; Owner: DOUGLAS COUNTY TRICASTERS, INC.)
  • KAGI (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE)
  • KTMT (580 AM; 10 kW; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRTA (610 AM; 5 kW; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KZTU (660 AM; 10 kW; JUNCTION CITY, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Myrtle Creek:
  • KKMX (104.3 FM; TRI CITY, OR; Owner: BROOKE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K232DB (94.3 FM; MYRTLE CREEK, OR; Owner: RAIDER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K255AJ (98.9 FM; MYRTLE CREEK, OR; Owner: RAIDER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLOV-FM (89.3 FM; WINCHESTER, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K205DM (88.9 FM; GLIDE, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KSOR (90.1 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUC.)
  • K222AF (92.3 FM; AZALEA, OR; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K261BF (100.1 FM; BLACK BUTTE, ETC., OR; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • K259AE (99.7 FM; WOLF CREEK, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KAVJ (101.1 FM; SUTHERLIN, OR; Owner: BROOKE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K201AI (88.1 FM; ROSEBURG, ETC., OR; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KRSB-FM (103.1 FM; ROSEBURG, OR; Owner: BROOKE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLDZ (103.5 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRRM (94.7 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: SHIRLEY M. BELL)
  • K290AF (105.9 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K266AC (101.1 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KROG (96.9 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KLDR (98.3 FM; HARBECK-FRUITDALE, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • K249BS (97.7 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KAKT (105.1 FM; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Myrtle Creek:
  • K13HM (Channel 13; MYRTLE CREEK, OR; Owner: SOUTH WEST OREGON TV BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KOBI (Channel 5; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K19AD (Channel 19; TRI CITY, OR; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • K32ET (Channel 32; CANYONVILLE, OR; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K49FV (Channel 49; ROSEBURG, OR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K33FE (Channel 33; ROSEBURG, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K66BF (Channel 66; ROSEBURG, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • K47HT (Channel 47; ROSEBURG, OR; Owner: BETTER LIFE TELEVISION)
  • K43DI (Channel 43; CANYONVILLE, ETC., OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)

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