164 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.9% Latin America, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Asia).
This place:
2.8%
Oregon:
8.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,209 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $924 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Medford, OR (27.2 miles , pop. 63,154).
Redwood-area historical earthquake activity is below Oregon state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/21/1993 at 05:45:33, a magnitude 6.0 (5.6 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the city center On 9/21/1993 at 03:28:55, a magnitude 6.0 (5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 MW, 5.9 ML, Depth: 6.6 mi) earthquake occurred 70.9 miles away from Redwood center, causing 2 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 1 other deaths) On 12/4/1993 at 22:15:19, a magnitude 5.4 (5.2 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.4 ML, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from the city center On 9/21/1993 at 06:14:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.2 miles away from the city center On 1/18/1990 at 11:45:26, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MB, 4.7 MS, 4.6 ML, Depth: 20.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from Redwood center On 9/21/1993 at 03:16:54, a magnitude 4.5 (4.3 MB, 4.4 MD, 4.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.4 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Josephine County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Redwood:
THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; GRANTS PASS, OR)
PROVIDENCE MEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 29 miles away; MEDFORD, OR)
ROGUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 29 miles away; MEDFORD, OR)
5 miles: GRANTS PASS (460 NE AGNESS AVE.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Redwood:
Rogue Community College (about 1 miles; Grants Pass, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,490)
Southern Oregon University (about 39 miles; Ashland, OR; FT enrollment: 3,571)
Oregon Institute of Technology (about 83 miles; Klamath Falls, OR; FT enrollment: 2,087)
Lane Community College (about 112 miles; Eugene, OR; FT enrollment: 6,566)
Humboldt State University (about 113 miles; Arcata, CA; FT enrollment: 7,109)
University of Oregon (about 114 miles; Eugene, OR; FT enrollment: 20,069)
College of the Redwoods (about 120 miles; Eureka, CA; FT enrollment: 2,802)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.1. This is about average.
City:
27.1
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 14.9. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
14.9
U.S.:
24.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.50. This is about average.Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.50
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.6%
(5.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 48.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 52.2% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.3 people
Oregon:
2.3 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
64.3%
Whole state:
63.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.4%
Whole state:
6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Redwood (based on Josephine County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 20.11%
Here
20.1%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Assemblies of God
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents
17.3%
16.7%
11.7%
10.2%
3.9%
Congregations
4.8%
11.1%
6.3%
9.5%
3.2%
Name
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
United Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Other
Adherents
3.6%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
26.9%
Congregations
1.6%
4.8%
4.8%
1.6%
52.4%
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: 19
Josephine County:
2.35 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:
0.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 18
Josephine County:
2.22 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
2.01 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Josephine County:
1.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 68
Here:
8.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.93 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.6%
Oregon:
7.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Josephine County:
24.4%
Oregon:
25.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
10.9%
State:
14.2%
7.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,065 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.49%
Oregon average:
8.89%
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($141 average AGI)
Josephine County:
0.06%
Oregon average:
0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
