Benton County, Oregon (OR)

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• • 73,85779.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,1117.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6,9207.4%Asian alone
  • 3,3163.6%Two or more races
  • 9381.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5140.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1760.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1300.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $417,782

Here:	$417,782
State:	$422,890

Townhouses or other attached units: $308,473

Here:	$308,473
State:	$360,411

In 2-unit structures: $218,578

Here:	$218,578
State:	$298,318

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $365,918

Here:	$365,918
State:	$326,793

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,589

Here:	$218,589
State:	$386,775

Mobile homes: $131,846

Here:	$131,846
State:	$144,252

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $60,725

Here:	$60,725
State:	$59,096

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 75
• Thefts: 183
• Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 115
• Thefts: 202
• Auto thefts: 26

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 2019: $4,125 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,864 (1.0%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Benton County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 4.3 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

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: 97.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 57.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,562 (29.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4,6882010 or later
• 1,5572000 to 2009
• 1,4341990 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: 23,993
• One, attached: 1,754
• Two: 656
• 3 or 4: 2,358
• 5 to 9: 2,940
• 10 to 19: 1,114
• 20 to 49: 1,545
• 50 or more: 2,072
• Mobile homes: 2,514
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 161

Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 12,996 (301 second mortgage, 1,834 home equity loan, 66 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,429

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.

10.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,226 average adjusted gross income)

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($298 average AGI)

Benton County:	0.07%
Oregon average:	0.05%

5.43% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($22,353 average AGI)
4.59% relocated from other states ($26,575 average AGI)

Benton County:	4.59%
Oregon average:	4.41%

from Linn County, OR	1.54% ($47,810 average AGI)
from Lane County, OR	0.72% ($36,852)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.61% ($34,979)
from Marion County, OR	0.42% ($47,938)
from Washington County, OR	0.36% ($33,832)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.29% ($45,444)
from Polk County, OR	0.28% ($41,216)

11.00% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,771 average adjusted gross income)

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($415 average AGI)

Benton County:	0.13%
Oregon average:	0.06%

7.10% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($27,487 average AGI)
3.77% relocated to other states ($18,869 average AGI)

Benton County:	3.77%
Oregon average:	3.05%

to Linn County, OR	2.26% ($45,480 average AGI)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.85% ($38,410)
to Lane County, OR	0.74% ($39,039)
to Washington County, OR	0.66% ($39,659)
to Marion County, OR	0.61% ($40,279)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.37% ($43,239)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.34% ($53,028)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.5

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: 19,087 (3,991 living alone), Female householders: 18,291 (5,659 living alone)

• 18,108 spouses (17,770 opposite-sex spouses), 3,133 unmarried partners, (3,065 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,890 children (17,008 natural, 519 adopted, 363 stepchildren), 941 grandchildren, 540 brothers or sisters, 380 parents, 0 foster children, 741 other relatives, 8,058 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,884

Size of family households: 9,625 2-persons, 4,639 3-persons, 4,228 4-persons, 1,903 5-persons, 331 6-persons, 518 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,650 1-person, 3,992 2-persons, 1,082 3-persons, 820 4-persons, 590 5-persons.

12,298 married couples with children.
1,861 single-parent households (748 men, 1,113 women).

85.6% of residents of Benton speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% 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
• 1,4402014 or later
• 1,5532010 to 2013
• 5,5932000 to 2009
• 5,9481990 to 1999
• 3,8491980 to 1989
• 7,4901970 to 1979
• 5,4901960 to 1969
• 3,3181950 to 1959
• 1,0901940 to 1949
• 3,3361939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Benton County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Oregon
• 01 room
• 902 rooms
• 3853 rooms
• 1,2454 rooms
• 3,5595 rooms
• 3,7246 rooms
• 4,5507 rooms
• 2,9088 rooms
• 4,9649+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Oregon
• 1,1421 room
• 1,2372 rooms
• 2,7533 rooms
• 3,5644 rooms
• 3,6915 rooms
• 1,6856 rooms
• 1,0797 rooms
• 5058 rooms
• 2979+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Benton County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Oregon
• 0no bedroom
• 1461 bedroom
• 2,5912 bedrooms
• 10,6603 bedrooms
• 6,3434 bedrooms
• 1,6855+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Oregon
• 1,355no bedroom
• 3,2441 bedroom
• 5,0172 bedrooms
• 4,7623 bedrooms
• 1,2064 bedrooms
• 3695+ 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
• 450no vehicle
• 3,5111 vehicle
• 10,3822 vehicles
• 4,5123 vehicles
• 1,8394 vehicles
• 7315+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,212no vehicle
• 5,1501 vehicle
• 5,3262 vehicles
• 1,2153 vehicles
• 5384 vehicles
• 5125+ vehicles

74.2% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Oregon.

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

• This state: 42,763
• Other state: 40,752
• Northeast: 4,152
• Midwest: 9,386
• South: 5,406
• West: 21,808

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+)"