Owyhee, Oregon

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Population in July 2007: 788.

Males: 402	(51.1%)
Females: 386	(48.9%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,239 (it was $28,750 in 2000)

Owyhee:	$36,239
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,988

Owyhee:	$17,988
Oregon:	$25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $224,255 (it was $122,300 in 2000)

Owyhee:	$224,255
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $288,716; Detached houses: $292,733; Mobile homes: $180,000; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

Owyhee, OR residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Owyhee:

White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
Hispanic (14.4%)
Other race (5.0%)
Japanese (2.5%)
Two or more races (1.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Owyhee: 92.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2199 feet

Land area: 42.2 square miles.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(very low).

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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: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Owyhee CCD

Never married: 15.0%
Now married: 74.3%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 6.3%

21 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America).

This place:	2.6%
Oregon:	8.5%

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

Owyhee:	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 ), Wilder, ID (3.7 miles ), Vale, OR (3.7 miles ), Homedale, ID (4.0 miles ), Notus, ID (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 43.81 N, Longitude: 117.10 W

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (58%)
Utilities (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Food and beverage stores (12%)
Construction (8%)
Food (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (41%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other financial specialists (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

Owyhee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/27/1994 at 03:35:53, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 ML, 4.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 69.4 miles away from Owyhee center
On 10/4/2002 at 00:56:04, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/29/2005 at 13:50:15, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/28/2005 at 05:27:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from Owyhee center
On 10/2/2005 at 01:10:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/28/2005 at 23:20:45, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from Owyhee center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Owyhee:

HOLY ROSARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; ONTARIO, OR)
WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; CALDWELL, ID)
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; NAMPA, ID)

Airports located in Owyhee:

Owyhee Reservoir State Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 550)

Amtrak stations near Owyhee:

14 miles: VALE (FLETCHER CHEVRON STA., HWY 20) - Bus Station
17 miles: ONTARIO (510 N. OREGON ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Owyhee:

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 157 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 158 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 179 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 201 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 207 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)

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Notable locations in Owyhee: Tunnel Number 4 (A), Dunaway (B), Dunaway Pumping Station (C), Cow Hollow Siphon (D), Richland (E). 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:	56.0%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.6%
Whole state:	6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	24.4%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	10.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Owyhee, OR

Owyhee compared to Oregon state average:

Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Malheur County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%) Electricity (31%) Wood (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Owyhee

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of the Nazarene	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	44.2%	22.1%	5.0%	4.1%	3.3%
Congregations	12.1%	17.2%	6.9%	8.6%	5.2%

Name	Assemblies of God	Charismatic Churches Independent	Lutheran Church	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.6%	2.4%	2.1%	2.0%	12.2%
Congregations	8.6%	1.7%	1.7%	5.2%	32.8%

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.

7.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,522 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.59%
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 Payette County, ID	1.34% ($27,584 average AGI)
from Ada County, ID	0.73% ($36,984)
from Canyon County, ID	0.73% ($24,984)

8.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.83%
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 Payette County, ID	1.64% ($40,350 average AGI)
to Canyon County, ID	1.31% ($31,170)
to Ada County, ID	0.83% ($29,254)

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)

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