For population 15 years and over in Prescott city:
Never married: 24.3%
Now married: 55.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 10.0%
0 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.0%
Oregon:
8.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,625 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $960 (0.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vancouver, WA (31.8 miles , pop. 143,560).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (38.3 miles , pop. 529,121).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (860.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Prescott-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 644% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 85.1 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 73.5 miles away from Prescott center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 71.8 miles away from the city center 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) earthquake occurred 70.2 miles away from Prescott center On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 48.4 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Columbia County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Snows: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Prescott:
PEACHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; LONGVIEW, WA)
S W WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; VANCOUVER, WA)
LEGACY SALMON CREEK MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; VANCOUVER, WA)
Amtrak station near Prescott:
7 miles: KELSO-LONGVIEW (KELSO, 501 S 1ST AVE.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Nuclear power plants:
Trojan . Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). Net Output: 1095 MWe. Permanently shutdown. Date started: 05/1976. Date closed : 11/1992..
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prescott:
Lower Columbia College (about 7 miles; Longview, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,579)
Clark College (about 31 miles; Vancouver, WA; FT enrollment: 6,136)
University of Portland (about 34 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 3,227)
Pacific University (about 39 miles; Forest Grove, OR; FT enrollment: 2,905)
Portland State University (about 39 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 16,722)
Lewis & Clark College (about 43 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 2,902)
Portland Community College (about 43 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,103)
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 6.84. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
6.84
U.S.:
11.39
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.3%
(4.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.1 people
Oregon:
2.3 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
69.2%
Whole state:
63.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
10.7%
Whole state:
6.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Prescott compared to Oregon state average:
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Religion statistics for Prescott (based on Columbia County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 23.51%
Here
23.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Assemblies of God
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents
18.7%
17.5%
8.7%
7.8%
6.4%
Congregations
10.0%
8.3%
10.0%
5.0%
6.7%
Name
Conservative Baptist Association of America
Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Other
Adherents
5.9%
3.9%
3.7%
3.5%
24.0%
Congregations
6.7%
1.7%
5.0%
5.0%
41.7%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
Columbia County:
1.84 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Columbia County:
1.02 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
2.01 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
Columbia County:
3.07 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 32
Here:
6.54 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.93 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.1%
Oregon:
7.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Columbia County:
30.4%
Oregon:
25.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
19.7%
State:
14.2%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,916 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.20%
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:
