Philomath, Oregon

Back to Philomath, OR housing info, Benton County, Oregon, OR smaller cities, OR small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Philomath, OR Benton County Population in July 2008: 4,512. Population change since 2000: +17.6%   Males: 2,243   (49.7%) Females: 2,269   (50.3%) Median resident age:   31.6 years Oregon median age:   36.3 years Zip codes: 97370. Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,100 (it was $41,461 in 2000) Philomath:   $45,100 Oregon:   $48,730 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,552 Philomath:   $19,552 Oregon:   $25,501 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $196,920 (it was $132,100 in 2000) Philomath:   $196,920 Oregon:   $257,300 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 97370 Philomath, OR residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Philomath: White Non-Hispanic (90.7%) Hispanic (3.9%) American Indian (2.9%) Two or more races (2.3%) Other race (1.3%) 2008 cost of living index in Philomath: 89.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Philomath, Oregon on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Philomath is mentioned 59 times on our forum: want to know about schools in Philomath  (2 replies) Philomath, Or  (5 replies) What is the downside to living in Oregon?  (262 replies) Corvallis or Albany  (32 replies) Moving from Southern California to Oregon  (547 replies) moving to Oregon  (44 replies) Latest news from Philomath, OR collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (25.9%), English (19.4%), Irish (12.8%), United States (9.0%), Norwegian (5.4%), Dutch (4.5%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Incorporated in 1882 Elevation: 280 feet Land area: 1.28 square miles. Population density: 3519 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 44.54 N, Longitude: 123.36 W

Area code: 541

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Philomath, Oregon business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.77
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Philomath, Oregon

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Philomath-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1993 at 13:34:35, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 12.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from Philomath center
On 7/12/2004 at 16:45:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MB, 4.1 MS, 4.9 MW, 4.8 MW, Depth: 18.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 06:06:03, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.5 MS, 4.7 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 17.3 mi) earthquake occurred 47.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/2002 at 14:36:04, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 MD, Depth: 3.9 mi) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from Philomath center
On 4/24/2003 at 19:26:30, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 10.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/24/2007 at 06:20:54, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, 3.6 ML, Depth: 14.6 mi) earthquake occurred 42.2 miles away from Philomath center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Philomath, OR

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Reservoir: Hobin Log Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Buttermilk Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Philomath Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Museum Benton County Historical (1101 Main Street). Hotel: Galaxie Motel (104 South 20th Street). Court: Philomath City - Municipal Court (980 Applegate Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.6%
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: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	8.2%
Whole state:	11.6%

This city:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Philomath, OR

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11.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,487 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.12%
Oregon average:	8.89%

0.57% of residents moved from foreign countries ($544 average AGI)

Benton County:	0.57%
Oregon average:	0.11%

from Linn County, OR	1.37% ($35,710 average AGI)
from Lane County, OR	0.77% ($32,963)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.63% ($23,103)

11.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,492 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.44%
Oregon average:	7.91%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($305 average AGI)

Benton County:	0.15%
Oregon average:	0.06%

to Linn County, OR	2.02% ($36,096 average AGI)
to Washington County, OR	0.96% ($32,352)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.95% ($27,177)

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