Average household size:
| This city: |  2.0 people | | Oregon: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 61.7% | | Whole state: | 65.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 13.5% | | Whole state: | 11.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rufus, OR
Rufus compared to Oregon state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Sherman County Oregon:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (77%)
- Wood (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Solar energy (2%)
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Religon statistics for Rufus
| Name | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Methodist Church | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 43.9% | 14.5% | 12.9% | 11.2% | 17.5% |
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| Congregations | 30.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,754 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,426 | $29,112 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,426 | $29,112 | 1 | $1,754 |
Rufus government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $23,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $237,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $77,000
Financial Administration: $53,000
Sewerage: $24,000
Regular Highways: $22,000
Fire Protection: $6,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $51,000
All Other: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $120,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $57,000
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $61,000
Highways: $32,000
General Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $22,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $74,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
8.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,741 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.91% | | Oregon average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
9.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,276 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.51% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Rufus:
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KLCK (1400 AM; 1 kW; GOLDENDALE, WA; Owner: KLICKITAT VALLEY B/CING SERVICES INC)
- KODL (1440 AM; 5 kW; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: LARSON-WYNN, INC.)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
- KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rufus:
- KYYT (102.3 FM; GOLDENDALE, WA; Owner: HAYSTACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMCQ (104.5 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: MID-COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K215CR (90.9 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K256AC (99.1 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING NORTHWEST, INC)
- KMSW (92.7 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: M.S.W. COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C..)
- KACI-FM (97.7 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: COLUMBIA GORGE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KQHR (90.1 FM; HOOD RIVER, OR; Owner: KBPS PUBLIC RADIO FOUNDATION)
- KBNO-FM (89.3 FM; WHITE SALMON, WA; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KLVP-FM (88.7 FM; CHERRYVILLE, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KZRI (90.3 FM; WELCHES, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KLES (98.7 FM; MABTON, WA; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
Rufus fatal accident list:
Jun 16, 1988 06:20 AM, I084, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 52 meters (171ft)
Total costs: $3,228,000
Total average daily traffic: 35,937
Total average daily truck traffic: 12,833
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Rufus Cell Site: 4.2 Miles Ene Of Rufus, Call Sign: KNKN266
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- PETER M CONNOLLY, 4.2 Mi Ene, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 88.4 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- 720 Ft S City Hall, Call Sign: KNGX467, Licensee ID: L00023712
Assigned Frequencies : 151.430 MHz, 151.475 MHz, 151.490 MHz, 159.240 MHz
Grant Date: 05/02/2003, Expiration Date: 07/06/2013
Registrant: State Of Dba Department Of Forestry Oregon, 2600 State St, Salem, OR 97310, Phone: (503) 945-7326, Fax: (503) 945-7320, Email:
- Columbia Hills 3 Mi Nne, Call Sign: KNDF817
Assigned Frequencies : 463.800 MHz
Grant Date: 06/04/1997, Expiration Date: 08/07/2002, Cancelation Date: 12/08/2002
Registrant: Fields, John:fields, Nancy Dba Fields Ranches, 75960 Hwy 97, Wasco, OR 97065, Phone: (541) 442-5215 - On Columbia Hills 3 Mi Nne, Call Sign: KNFR344, Licensee ID: L00081563
Assigned Frequencies : 463.800 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/1997, Expiration Date: 06/08/2002, Cancelation Date: 12/27/2001
Registrant: David Conlee, Moro, OR 97039
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- RUFUS, 4.2 Mi Ene, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 88.4 m, Call Sign: WMM851
Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6765.62 MHz, 10623.7 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6345.49 MHz
Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KB7OZV, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/20/1993, Expiration Date: 04/20/2003, Cancelation Date: 04/21/2005
Registrant: Loretta M Meyer, Rufus, OR 97050
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: CRAIG CASEY POWRACHUTE PC 2000 (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 75501 , Serial Number: A 26 POW, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 05/19/2008
Registrant (Individual): Kenneth E Tibbets, Po Box 192, Rufus, OR 97050
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Rufus, OR
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