Benton County, Oregon (OR)

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• • 75,30078.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,8608.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6,2596.5%Asian alone
  • 4,3514.5%Two or more races
  • 1,3071.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3310.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 3230.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2860.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $475,233

Here:	$475,233
State:	$498,099

Townhouses or other attached units: $350,812

Here:	$350,812
State:	$392,138

In 2-unit structures: $257,282

Here:	$257,282
State:	$453,242

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $404,734

Here:	$404,734
State:	$350,374

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,391

Here:	$226,391
State:	$378,730

Mobile homes: $147,324

Here:	$147,324
State:	$191,594

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $58,255

Here:	$58,255
State:	$135,968

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 50
• Thefts: 187
• Auto thefts: 19

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 60
• Thefts: 110
• Auto thefts: 15

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,237 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,471 (1.1%)

Area name: Corvallis, OR MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $560 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $697 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1013 a month.

Cities in this county include: Corvallis, North Albany, Philomath, North Benton, Southeast Benton, Southwest Benton, Monroe, Adair Village, Alpine, Alsea.

Neighboring counties: Boise County, Idaho , Brown County, Minnesota , Washington County, Maine , Fremont County, Idaho , Iron County, Wisconsin , Lake County, Michigan .

Current college students: 16,823
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 54.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,650 (36.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4,8862010 or later
• 1,5242000 to 2009
• 1,2781990 to 1999
• 1,2061980 to 1989
• 5971970 to 1979
• 886Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,538
• One, attached: 3,547
• Two: 668
• 3 or 4: 3,148
• 5 to 9: 2,767
• 10 to 19: 2,215
• 20 to 49: 1,276
• 50 or more: 2,237
• Mobile homes: 2,172
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68

Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 11,014 (1,203 second mortgage, 158 home equity loan, 856 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 432

Religion statistics for Benton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Benton County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oregon Wildfires And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 7, 2020 - November 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4562, Natural disaster type: Fire, Wind
• Oregon Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4499-OR: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4499, Natural disaster type: Other
• Oregon Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 06, 2014 to February 11, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4169: April 04, 2014, FEMA Id: 4169, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oregon Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: January 17, 2012 to January 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4055: March 02, 2012, FEMA Id: 4055, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Oregon Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 14, 2006 to December 15, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1683: February 22, 2007, FEMA Id: 1683, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 18, 2005 to January 21, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1632: March 20, 2006, FEMA Id: 1632, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 26, 2003 to January 14, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1510: February 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1510, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oregon Severe Storms/High Winds, Incident Period: December 10, 1996 to December 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1107: March 19, 1996, FEMA Id: 1107, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Oregon Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 04, 1996 to February 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1099: February 09, 1996, FEMA Id: 1099, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

11.09% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($62,781 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.28% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($35,088 average AGI)
4.81% relocated from other states ($27,692 average AGI)

Benton County:	4.81%
Oregon average:	3.99%

from Linn County, OR	1.91% ($53,631 average AGI)
from Lane County, OR	0.75% ($42,185)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.59% ($63,020)
from Marion County, OR	0.58% ($44,367)
from Washington County, OR	0.42% ($50,382)
from Lincoln County, OR	0.33% ($42,250)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.31% ($38,252)

11.39% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,209 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.99% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($28,907 average AGI)
4.40% relocated to other states ($22,303 average AGI)

Benton County:	4.40%
Oregon average:	4.04%

to Linn County, OR	2.16% ($49,975 average AGI)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.78% ($37,337)
to Lane County, OR	0.70% ($47,454)
to Washington County, OR	0.64% ($46,891)
to Marion County, OR	0.61% ($45,138)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.38% ($43,977)
to Polk County, OR	0.37% ($53,944)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Benton County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 21,791 (5,546 living alone), Female householders: 17,559 (5,271 living alone)

• 16,099 spouses (15,874 opposite-sex spouses), 4,064 unmarried partners, (3,938 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,818 children (16,485 natural, 23 adopted, 1,310 stepchildren), 680 grandchildren, 569 brothers or sisters, 1,073 parents, 187 foster children, 1,286 other relatives, 9,450 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,441

Size of family households: 10,995 2-persons, 4,697 3-persons, 3,122 4-persons, 1,557 5-persons, 532 6-persons, 409 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,817 1-person, 4,850 2-persons, 1,041 3-persons, 910 4-persons, 347 5-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.

10,613 married couples with children.
3,554 single-parent households (1,028 men, 2,526 women).

86.4% of residents of Benton speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $449,564,000 ($5,665 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $36,522,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $148,195,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,058,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $542,000
Federal grants: $164,478,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,718,000 ($4,120,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $48,572,000 ($9,545,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $94,615,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $24,863,000
Federal Government insurance: $114,372,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.83 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

• Year house built in Benton County, Oregon
• 3552020 or later
• 3,4232010 to 2019
• 6,2572000 to 2009
• 4,8021990 to 1999
• 4,1991980 to 1989
• 8,3651970 to 1979
• 5,1371960 to 1969
• 2,8011950 to 1959
• 2,3861940 to 1949
• 2,9111939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Benton County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Oregon
• 541 room
• 142 rooms
• 1563 rooms
• 1,4154 rooms
• 3,3175 rooms
• 4,1706 rooms
• 3,1737 rooms
• 3,0828 rooms
• 5,1849+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Oregon
• 1,1241 room
• 1,3812 rooms
• 3,4853 rooms
• 5,6324 rooms
• 3,3765 rooms
• 2,2356 rooms
• 4507 rooms
• 6768 rooms
• 4269+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Benton County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Oregon
• 54no bedroom
• 1011 bedroom
• 2,5412 bedrooms
• 10,9213 bedrooms
• 5,4524 bedrooms
• 1,4965+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Oregon
• 1,472no bedroom
• 2,8271 bedroom
• 8,1842 bedrooms
• 3,6313 bedrooms
• 2,0904 bedrooms
• 5815+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County, Oregon in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 199no vehicle
• 5,6121 vehicle
• 8,9642 vehicles
• 3,5933 vehicles
• 2,0694 vehicles
• 1285+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,544no vehicle
• 7,6471 vehicle
• 5,9412 vehicles
• 1,0513 vehicles
• 1,0004 vehicles
• 6025+ vehicles

75.8% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Oregon.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 41,680
• Other state: 43,521
• Northeast: 5,158
• Midwest: 8,338
• South: 5,199
• West: 24,826

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 786
• Number of aged recipients: 75
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 711
• Number of recipients under 18: 114
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 555
• Number of recipients older than 64: 117
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 251
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 381

Benton County on our top lists:

• #10 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+)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"