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Population in July 2007: 62,544.
Males: 31,265  (50.0%)
Females: 31,279  (50.0%)

Median resident age:  30.9 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $68,174 (it was $57,658 in 2000)
Somerset West-Rock Creek:  $68,174
Oregon:  $48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $33,775
Somerset West-Rock Creek:  $33,775
Oregon:  $25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $366,118 (it was $202,600 in 2000)
Somerset West-Rock Creek:  $366,118
Oregon:  $257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $382,920; Detached houses: $431,141; Townhouses or other attached units: $284,719; In 2-unit structures: $382,114; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $258,740; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $124,945; Mobile homes: $48,502

Somerset West-Rock Creek, OR residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Somerset West-Rock Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.2%)
  • Hispanic (5.4%)
  • Asian Indian (5.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • Chinese (3.2%)
  • Korean (2.7%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Vietnamese (1.9%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Other Asian (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Japanese (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Somerset West-Rock Creek: 101.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 21 feet

Land area: 19.7 square miles.

Population density: 3174 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




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For population 25 years and over in Somerset West-Rock Creek

  • High school or higher: 94.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Somerset West-Rock Creek CCD

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Oregon:  8.5%

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

Somerset West-Rock Creek:  1.2% ($2,381)
Oregon:  1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (10.7 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (826.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Oak Hills, OR (0.9 miles ), Rockcreek, OR (1.2 miles ), Cedar Mill, OR (1.7 miles ), Aloha, OR (1.9 miles ), Cedar Hills, OR (1.9 miles ), Hillsboro, OR (2.0 miles ), West Haven-Sylvan, OR (2.2 miles ), Beaverton, OR (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 45.54 N, Longitude: 122.86 W

Somerset West-Rock Creek household income distribution Somerset West-Rock Creek home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Computer and electronic products (23%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Computer and electronic products (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Computer specialists (12%)
  • Engineers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



Somerset West-Rock Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 328% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 36.3 miles away from Somerset West-Rock Creek center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 73.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 06:06:03, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.5 MS, 4.7 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 17.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/2002 at 14:36:04, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 MD, Depth: 3.9 mi) earthquake occurred 58.7 miles away from Somerset West-Rock Creek center
On 4/24/2003 at 19:26:30, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 10.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 8.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/14/2008 at 18:45:55, a magnitude 4.2 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.2 MD, Depth: 13.0 mi) earthquake occurred 97.2 miles away from Somerset West-Rock Creek center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Somerset West-Rock Creek:
  • PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; PORTLAND, OR)
  • LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSP & MED CTR (about 7 miles; PORTLAND, OR)
  • TUALITY HEALTHCARE (about 9 miles; HILLSBORO, OR)

Amtrak stations near Somerset West-Rock Creek:
  • 9 miles: PORTLAND (800 NW 6TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: VANCOUVER (FOOT OF W. 11TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 18 miles: OREGON CITY (1757 WASHINGTON ST.)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Somerset West-Rock Creek:
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 7 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,683)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 13 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
  • GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; NEWBERG, OR; FT enrollment: 2,032)
  • MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GRESHAM, OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
  • CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; OREGON CITY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,446)

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Notable locations in Somerset West-Rock Creek: Bendemeer (A), Meadowhurst (B), Merle (C), Five Oaks Tennis Courts (D), Forest Grove Junction (E), Bowers Junction (F), Quatama (G), Rock Creek Golf Course (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bethany Methodist Cemetery (1), German Presbyterian Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dicks Pond (A), Hembree Reservoir (B), Falkenberg Reservoir (C), Tanasbrook Reservoirs (D), Holcomb Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Abbey Creek (A), Bannister Creek (B), Bronson Creek (C), Holcomb Creek (D), Ward Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Somerset West-Rock Creek include: Adams Acres Park (1), Allenbach Acres Park (2), Northshore Estates Park (3), Dwight Parr Park (4), Bronson Creek Park (5), Salix Park (6), Lexington Park (7), Apollo Ridge Park (8), Trenton Woods Path (9). 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:  42.4%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.7%
Whole state:  6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Somerset West-Rock Creek, OR


People in group quarters in Somerset West-Rock Creek
  • 12 people in other group homes
  • 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in other types of correctional institutions


Somerset West-Rock Creek compared to Oregon state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Oregon:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (51%)
  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Somerset West-Rock Creek

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of God
Adherents25.0%14.5%8.9%4.8%4.4%
Congregations4.4%15.7%2.8%3.6%6.0%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristLutheran ChurchConservative Baptist Association of AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.3%4.1%3.7%3.5%26.7%
Congregations3.2%4.0%5.2%5.6%49.2%
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.


10.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,957 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.09%
Oregon average:  8.89%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($674 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.15%
Oregon average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Multnomah County, OR  2.24% ($45,184 average AGI)
from Clackamas County, OR  1.07% ($44,373)
from Clark County, WA  0.30% ($46,983)


8.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.64%
Oregon average:  7.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($493 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.08%
Oregon average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Multnomah County, OR  2.15% ($46,279 average AGI)
to Clackamas County, OR  0.97% ($52,456)
to Yamhill County, OR  0.43% ($53,590)


Strongest AM radio stations in Somerset West-Rock Creek:
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUIK (1360 AM; 5 kW; HILLSBORO, OR; Owner: DOLPHIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KUPL (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KFXX (910 AM; 10 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
  • KBNP (1410 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: KBNP RADIO, INC.)
  • KKSL (1290 AM; 10 kW; LAKE OSWEGO, OR; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KBMS (1480 AM; 3 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CHRISTOPHER H. BENNETT B/CING OF WA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Somerset West-Rock Creek:
  • KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKRZ (100.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPDQ-FM (93.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.)
  • KOPB-FM (91.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMHD (89.1 FM; GRESHAM, OR; Owner: MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KVMX (107.5 FM; BANKS, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLTH (106.7 FM; LAKE OSWEGO, OR; Owner: INIFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
  • KUPL-FM (98.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
  • KUFO-FM (101.1 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBVM (88.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING NORTHWEST, INC)
  • KBPS-FM (89.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR)
  • KNRK (94.7 FM; CAMAS, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
  • KBOO (90.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: THE KBOO FOUNDATION)
  • KWJJ-FM (99.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KFIS (104.1 FM; SCAPPOOSE, OR; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGON (92.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
  • KKSN-FM (97.1 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
  • KXJM (95.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Somerset West-Rock Creek:
  • KATU (Channel 2; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND TV, L.L.C.)
  • KPDX (Channel 49; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • K57IF (Channel 57; SALEM, OR; Owner: LaGRANDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPTV (Channel 12; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • KGW (Channel 8; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOPB-TV (Channel 10; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KNMT (Channel 24; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • KOIN (Channel 6; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KPXG-LP (Channel 54; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KWBP-LP (Channel 4; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K14HN (Channel 14; VANCOUVER/CAMAS, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • K18EL (Channel 18; NEWBERG/TIGARD, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • KORK-CA (Channel 35; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: WATCHTV, INC.)
  • KPXG (Channel 22; SALEM, OR; Owner: PAXSON SALEM LICENSE, INC.)
  • KOXO-CA (Channel 51; NEWBERG, OR; Owner: WATCHTV, INC.)
  • K58CO (Channel 58; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)


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