Owyhee, Oregon
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| Males: 400 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 384 |  (48.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.6 years |
| Oregon median age: | 36.3 years |
Zip code: 97913
| Owyhee: | $43,957 |
| OR: | $67,058 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $20,966 (it was $14,590 in 2000)
Owyhee CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $218,746 (it was $122,300 in 2000)
| Owyhee: | $218,746 |
| OR: | $354,600 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $216,944; detached houses: $245,209; townhouses or other attached units: $288,566; in 2-unit structures: $103,816; mobile homes: $106,576; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $8,284
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Owyhee, OR
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- 64881.2%White alone
- 11514.4%Hispanic
- 202.5%Asian alone
- 101.3%Two or more races
- 50.6%American Indian alone
Races in Owyhee detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 2199 feet
Land area: 42.2 square miles.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Owyhee CCD: | 0.7% ($830) |
| Oregon: | 1.2% ($1,687) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nampa, ID 
(31.5 miles , pop. 51,867).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (293.0 miles , pop. 224,220).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (676.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Adrian, OR (2.3 miles),
Nyssa, OR (2.6 miles ),
), Parma, ID (2.8 miles ),
), Malheur Junction, OR (3.3 miles ),
), Notus, ID (4.0 miles )
)Latitude: 43.81 N, Longitude: 117.10 W
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Oregon: | 5.5% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (41.4%)
- Educational services (7.5%)
- Public administration (6.1%)
- Utilities (5.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.4%)
- Construction (4.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (57.6%)
- Utilities (6.1%)
- Public administration (5.6%)
- Machinery (4.8%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (2.6%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (2.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (2.6%)
- Educational services (17.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (12.2%)
- Construction (8.4%)
- Food (7.6%)
- Public administration (6.9%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (29.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (11.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (41.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (16.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.0%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12.2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Other financial specialists (5.3%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.3%)
Average climate in Owyhee, Oregon
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Owyhee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 2261% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 230.0 miles away from Owyhee center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 165.3 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 323.8 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 108.3 miles away from Owyhee center
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 322.4 miles away from the city center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 370.3 miles away from Owyhee center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Malheur County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Owyhee:
- MALHEUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; NYSSA, OR)
- PIONEER NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; VALE, OR)
- ST ALPHONSUS ONTARIO, HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 16 miles away; ONTARIO, OR)
- ST ALPHONSUS MEDICAL CENTER - ONTARIO, INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 16 miles away; ONTARIO, OR)
- PATHWAY HOSPICE INC (Hospital, about 16 miles away; ONTARIO, OR)
Airports located in Owyhee:
- Owyhee Reservoir State Airport (28U) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 550)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Owyhee:
- Treasure Valley Community College (about 16 miles; Ontario, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,055)
- Northwest Nazarene University (about 32 miles; Nampa, ID; FT enrollment: 2,290)
- College of Western Idaho (about 33 miles; Nampa, ID; FT enrollment: 6,300)
- Boise State University (about 47 miles; Boise, ID; FT enrollment: 16,774)
- Eastern Oregon University (about 116 miles; La Grande, OR; FT enrollment: 3,127)
- College of Southern Idaho (about 158 miles; Twin Falls, ID; FT enrollment: 5,051)
- Walla Walla Community College (about 168 miles; Walla Walla, WA; FT enrollment: 4,263)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Owyhee: Dunaway (A), Richland (B), Cow Hollow Siphon (C), Dunaway Pumping Station (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Owyhee Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.8 people |
| Oregon: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 73.7% |
| Whole state: | 63.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 8.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This place: | 24.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.6% |
| This place: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
For population 15 years and over in Owyhee:
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 74.3%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 6.3%
For population 25 years and over in Owyhee:
- High school or higher: 77.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.6 |
| Oregon average: | 11.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Owyhee, OR (based on Malheur County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 8,060 | 7 |
| Other | 5,611 | 18 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,208 | 28 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,304 | 13 |
| None | 13,130 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Here: | 1.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| This county: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Malheur County: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
| Malheur County: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
| Here: | 9.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Malheur County: | 7.0% |
| Oregon: | 7.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Malheur County: | 29.7% |
| Oregon: | 25.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Malheur County: | 20.6% |
| Oregon: | 14.2% |
7.10% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($37,605 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.10% |
| Oregon average: | 8.52% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
| from Payette County, ID |  1.46% ($30,078 average AGI) |
| from Canyon County, ID | 0.85% ($31,622) |
| from Ada County, ID | 0.75% ($27,485) |
7.23% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($40,021 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.23% |
| Oregon average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
| to Payette County, ID | 1.62% ($40,535 average AGI) |
| to Canyon County, ID | 0.99% ($37,046) |
| to Ada County, ID | 0.81% ($33,845) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Owyhee:
- KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSRV (1380 AM; 5 kW; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)
- KBGN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: NELSON M. AND KAREN E. WILSON)
- KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- KIDO (580 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KFXD (630 AM; 5 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKIC (950 AM; 4 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: WESTERN PACIFIC, INC)
- KTIK (1350 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KIOV (1450 AM; 1 kW; PAYETTE, ID; Owner: ASSOCIATES COMMUNICATIONS OF IDAHO,)
- KCID (1490 AM; 1 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Owyhee:
- KJHY (101.9 FM; EMMETT, ID; Owner: CAPITAL WEST INC)
- KWEI-FM (99.5 FM; FRUITLAND, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KIZN (92.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKGL (96.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KQFC (97.9 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KZMG (93.1 FM; NEW PLYMOUTH, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBSU-FM (90.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- KBSX (91.5 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- KCIX (105.9 FM; GARDEN CITY, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRVB (94.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KXLT-FM (107.9 FM; EAGLE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KJOT (105.1 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KTHI (107.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KBXL (94.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
- KTSY (89.5 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: GEM STATE ADVENTIST ACADEMY)
- KSAS-FM (103.3 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLTB (104.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K298AC (107.5 FM; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- KARO (98.7 FM; NYSSA, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KQXR (100.3 FM; PAYETTE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Owyhee:
- KMBA-LP (Channel 19; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 37.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 31.6%Electricity
- 17.9%Wood
- 11.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Utility gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 39.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 29.9%Electricity
- 17.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.8%Wood
Owyhee compared to Oregon state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Owyhee on our top lists:
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most cars per house, population 500+"
