Sams Valley, Oregon
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| Males: 2,507 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 2,517 |  (50.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 42.6 years |
| Oregon median age: | 36.3 years |
Zip code: 97525
| Sams Valley: | $77,065 |
| OR: | $75,657 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,635 (it was $18,401 in 2000)
Sams Valley CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $423,122 (it was $131,300 in 2000)
| Sams Valley: | $423,122 |
| OR: | $475,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $446,489; detached houses: $485,243; townhouses or other attached units: $329,387; in 2-unit structures: $488,232; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $564,510; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $375,230; mobile homes: $198,710; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $46,373
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sams Valley, OR
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- 4,23992.1%White alone
- 1793.9%Hispanic
- 962.1%Two or more races
- 481.0%American Indian alone
- 170.4%Asian alone
- 180.4%Other race alone
- 70.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.02%Black alone
Races in Sams Valley detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 1270 feet
Land area: 102.2 square miles.
Population density: 49 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Sams Valley CCD: | 0.9% ($1,172) |
| Oregon: | 1.2% ($1,687) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Medford, OR 
(12.2 miles , pop. 63,154).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (202.8 miles , pop. 224,220).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (632.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Foots Creek, OR (3.0 miles ),
), Wimer, OR (3.0 miles ),
), Latitude: 42.48 N, Longitude: 123.00 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 541
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Oregon: | 3.9% |
- Health care (11.2%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Educational services (7.0%)
- Wood products (5.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.3%)
- Public administration (3.7%)
- Construction (14.9%)
- Wood products (8.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.4%)
- Truck transportation (4.5%)
- Educational services (4.5%)
- Public administration (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.9%)
- Health care (19.3%)
- Educational services (9.6%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.0%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (2.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.1%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.5%)
- Engineers (4.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
- Registered nurses (3.6%)
Average climate in Sams Valley, Oregon
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 73.0. This is about average.
| City: | 73.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2004 was 1.03. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.03 |
| U.S.: | 0.25 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 5.84. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.84 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Sams Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 3218% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 180.5 miles away from Sams Valley center
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 116.0 miles away from Sams Valley center
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 309.7 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 157.3 miles away from Sams Valley center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
On 8/17/1991 at 22:17:14, a magnitude 7.1 (6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi) earthquake occurred 142.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/15/2005 at 02:50:54, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 MW, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 172.9 miles away from Sams Valley center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jackson County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 5, Floods: 4, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Sams Valley:
- CENTRAL POINT CARE (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; CENTRAL POINT, OR)
- SIGNATURE HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; CENTRAL POINT, OR)
- PROVIDENCE HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; MEDFORD, OR)
- PROVIDENCE MEDFORD HOSPICE (Hospital, about 11 miles away; MEDFORD, OR)
- PROVIDENCE MEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 12 miles away; MEDFORD, OR)
- MEDFORD REHAB AND HEALTHCARE (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; MEDFORD, OR)
- VILLA ROYAL HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; MEDFORD, OR)
Amtrak stations near Sams Valley:
- 13 miles: MEDFORD (212 N. BARTLETTE ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 16 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 Sams Valley:
- Rogue Community College (about 21 miles; Grants Pass, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,600)
- Southern Oregon University (about 26 miles; Ashland, OR; FT enrollment: 4,650)
- Oregon Institute of Technology (about 64 miles; Klamath Falls, OR; FT enrollment: 2,900)
- Lane Community College (about 107 miles; Eugene, OR; FT enrollment: 6,373)
- University of Oregon (about 109 miles; Eugene, OR; FT enrollment: 23,329)
- Humboldt State University (about 125 miles; Arcata, CA; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- Shasta College (about 133 miles; Redding, CA; FT enrollment: 5,645)
Public high school in Sams Valley:
- CAMAS VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 148, Location: 197 MAIN CAMAS RD, Grades: KG-12, Charter school)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Sams Valley: Touvelle State Park Boat Ramp (A), Drake Ranch (B), Cliff Ranch (C), Hull Orchard (D), Ray Gold (E), Table Rock School (F), Gold Hill Chavner Water Treatment Plant (G), Gold Hill Sewage Treatment Plant (H), Jackson County Fire District 3 Sams Valley Station (I), Gold Hill Historical Society Museum (J), Gold Hill City Hall (K), Gold Hill Library (L), Gold Hill Municipal Court (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pankey Park Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake of the Cedars (A), Modoc Pond (B), Quackenbush Reservoir (C), Lomoha Reservoir (D), Sams Valley Reservoir (E), Straus Reservoir (F), Korner Reservoir (G), Koellner Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Short Creek (A), Mystery Creek (B), Bear Creek (C), Jorden Creek (D), Mineral Creek (E), Constance Creek (F), Zana Creek (G), Cliff Creek (H), Modoc Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sams Valley include: TouVelle State Park (1), Gold Hill Regional Park (2), Gold Nugget County Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| Oregon: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 73.6% |
| Whole state: | 63.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.6% |
| This place: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
People in group quarters in Sams Valley in 2010:
- 12 people in group homes intended for adults
- 5 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
3 people in other group homes in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Sams Valley:
- Never married: 14.7%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 13.8%
For population 25 years and over in Sams Valley:
- High school or higher: 84.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.0 |
| Oregon average: | 11.5 |
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Religion statistics for Sams Valley, OR (based on Jackson County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 25,890 | 122 |
| Catholic | 16,565 | 6 |
| Other | 10,057 | 44 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,252 | 23 |
| Orthodox | 100 | 2 |
| None | 145,342 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 33
| This county: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 6
| Jackson County: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 45
| Jackson County: | 2.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
| Jackson County: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 199
| Jackson County: | 10.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Jackson County: | 7.9% |
| Oregon: | 7.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 23.2% |
| Oregon: | 25.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Jackson County: | 11.1% |
| Oregon: | 14.2% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sams Valley:
- KAPL (1300 AM; 20 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: APPLEGATE MEDIA, INC.)
- KRTA (610 AM; 5 kW; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
- KAJO (1270 AM; 10 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KTMT (580 AM; 10 kW; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KGRV (700 AM; 25 kW; WINSTON, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KMED (1440 AM; 5 kW; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAGI (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE)
- KLVB (730 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, OR)
- KCMX (880 AM; 1 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSJK (1230 AM; 1 kW; TALENT, OR; Owner: ST. OF OR. ACT & ST. BD. OF HGR ED.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sams Valley:
- KRWQ (100.3 FM; GOLD HILL, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBOY-FM (95.7 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KLDZ (103.5 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K296BS (107.1 FM; MEDFORD, ETC., OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KCMX-FM (101.9 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KRRM (94.7 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: SHIRLEY M. BELL)
- K290AF (105.9 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K266AC (101.1 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K259AE (99.7 FM; WOLF CREEK, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KROG (96.9 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
- KLDR (98.3 FM; HARBECK-FRUITDALE, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KSOR (90.1 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUC.)
- K222AF (92.3 FM; AZALEA, OR; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K254AD (98.7 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KZZE (106.3 FM; EAGLE POINT, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAKT (105.1 FM; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KTMT-FM (93.7 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KIFS (107.5 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K241AG (96.1 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K216DR (91.1 FM; CENTRAL POINT, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around Sams Valley:
- K57EK (Channel 57; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K46CH (Channel 46; GOLD HILL, OR; Owner: SODA MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOBI (Channel 5; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBLN (Channel 30; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: BETTER LIFE TELEVISION, INC.)
- K04JZ (Channel 4; GOLD HILL, OR; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF OREGON, INC.)
- K55DQ (Channel 55; GOLD HILL, ETC., OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON PUBLIC TELEVISION)
- K02FT (Channel 2; GOLD HILL, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 50.7%Electricity
- 27.1%Wood
- 13.3%Utility gas
- 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 48.1%Electricity
- 20.5%Utility gas
- 20.5%Wood
- 6.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Sams Valley compared to Oregon state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Sams Valley on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: food processing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: farmers and farm managers (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: printing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: architects, surveyors, and cartographers (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: social scientists and related workers (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other production occupations including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: u. s. postal service (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food (population 5,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: office supplies and stationery stores (population 5,000+)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: printing and related support activities (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"