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Sams Valley, OR mapPopulation (year 2000): 4,605
Males: 2,298  (49.9%)
Females: 2,307  (50.1%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:  42.6 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,900 (it was $40,633 in 2000)
Sams Valley  $45,900
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $218,300 (it was $127,700 in 2000)
Sams Valley  $218,300
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Sams Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.9%)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1270 feet

Land area: 102.2 square miles.

Population density: 45 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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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: 12.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sams Valley CCD

  • Never married: 14.7%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Oregon:  8.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sams Valley:  0.9% ($1,172)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Medford, OR (13.7 miles , pop. 63,154).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (203.6 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (661.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Gold Hill, OR (5.0 miles ), Central Point, OR (9.2 miles ), Northwest Jackson, OR (11.0 miles ), Jacksonville, OR (11.4 miles ), White City, OR (11.6 miles ), Rogue River, OR (12.2 miles ), Eagle Point, OR (13.4 miles ), Medford, OR (13.7 miles ).

Latitude: 42.48 N, Longitude: 123.00 W


12 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
3 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 541



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


Hospitals/medical centers near Sams Valley:
  • PROVIDENCE MEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; MEDFORD, OR)
  • ROGUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; MEDFORD, OR)
  • THREE RIVERS COMM HOSP AND HEALTH CTR (about 24 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sams Valley:
  • ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 12 miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
  • KLAMATH FALLS (about 92 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; ID: LMT)
  • JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 99 miles; CRESCENT CITY, CA; ID: CEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sams Valley:
  • GRANTS PASS (about 27 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; ID: 3S8)
  • ASHLAND MUNI-SUMNER PARKER FIELD (about 32 miles; ASHLAND, OR; ID: S03)
  • PROSPECT STATE (about 40 miles; PROSPECT, OR; ID: 64S)

Amtrak station near Sams Valley:
  • 14 miles: MEDFORD (212 N. BARTLETTE ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sams Valley:
  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ASHLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 4,424)
  • OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 79 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 5,853)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 108 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 16,239)
  • SHASTA COLLEGE (about 131 miles; REDDING, CA; FT enrollment: 5,251)
  • COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 141 miles; EUREKA, CA; FT enrollment: 4,071)

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Notable locations in Sams Valley: Drake Ranch (A), Cliff Ranch (B), Ray Gold (C), Bybee Springs (D), Table Rock School (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Jacksonville Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2), Pankey Park Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Modoc Pond (A), Cedars, Lake of the (B), Nelson Reservoir (C), Lester James Reservoir (D), Moore Reservoir (E), Quackenbush Reservoir (F), Lomoha Reservoir (G), Secluded Lake Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Fork Sardine Creek (A), Military Slough (B), Mineral Creek (C), Modoc Slough (D), Molby Creek (E), Little Butte Creek (F), Mystery Creek (G), Jorden Creek (H), Peffley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sams Valley include: TouVelle State Park (1), Gold Nugget County Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Gold Hill Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.7%
Whole state:  65.8%

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)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.8%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Sams Valley compared to Oregon state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Oregon:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



6.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,118 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.62%
Oregon average:  8.89%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($156 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.05%
Oregon average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Josephine County, OR  0.55% ($30,486 average AGI)
from Lane County, OR  0.21% ($28,299)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.20% ($45,220)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
Oregon average:  7.91%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($296 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.05%
Oregon average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Josephine County, OR  0.56% ($32,093 average AGI)
to Lane County, OR  0.36% ($32,724)
to Multnomah County, OR  0.36% ($26,458)


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.)
  • KTMT (580 AM; 10 kW; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KGRV (700 AM; 25 kW; WINSTON, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KAJO (1270 AM; 10 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCMX (880 AM; 1 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

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.)
  • K259AE (99.7 FM; WOLF CREEK, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K266AC (101.1 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSOR (90.1 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUC.)
  • K222AF (92.3 FM; AZALEA, OR; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KROG (96.9 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KLDR (98.3 FM; HARBECK-FRUITDALE, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • K216DR (91.1 FM; CENTRAL POINT, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K209CP (89.7 FM; TALENT, 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.)
  • K04JZ (Channel 4; GOLD HILL, OR; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF OREGON, INC.)
  • K55DQ (Channel 55; GOLD HILL, ETC., OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON PUBLIC TELEVISION)
  • KOBI (Channel 5; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBLN (Channel 30; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: BETTER LIFE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K02FT (Channel 2; GOLD HILL, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)

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