Clatsop County, Oregon (OR)

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County population in 2005: 36,798 (59% urban, 41% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,437
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,266

% of renters here:	36%
State:	36%

Land area: 827 sq. mi.
Water area: 257.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 44 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.2%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.7%), Retail trade (15.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Clatsop County, Oregon business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Clatsop County, Oregon:

White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
Hispanic (4.5%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
American Indian (2.2%)
Other race (1.6%)
Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 17,621	(49.5%)
Females: 18,009	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,146
County population in 2003: 35,993
Jobs in 2003: 16,708

Clatsop County,OR real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 18,768
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.9%

Average household size:

Clatsop County:	2.4 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,100 ($36,301 in 2000)

This county	$38,100
Oregon:	$42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $197,888

Clatsop County	$197,888
Oregon:	$201,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $543
Institutionalized population: 357
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Clatsop County in 2000: $994

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 79
Thefts: 118
Auto thefts: 22

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 68
Thefts: 130
Auto thefts: 28

Clatsop County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 137 buildings, average cost: $152,300
2001: 139 buildings, average cost: $158,500
2002: 155 buildings, average cost: $153,300
2003: 202 buildings, average cost: $171,800
2004: 215 buildings, average cost: $235,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Clatsop County Oregon:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 54.2%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 44.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,345 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clatsop County is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $900 a month.

Cities in this county include: Astoria, Seaside, Warrenton, Cannon Beach, Gearhart, Jewell.

Neighboring counties: Columbia County , Tillamook County , Washington County , Wahkiakum County, Washington .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Clatsop County: Tongue Point (A), Camp McGregor (B), Camp Olson (C), Camp Rilea (D), Trotter (E), Cannon Beach Junction (F), United States Navy Radio Station (G), Vesper (H), Vesper School (I), West Lake (J), West Light (K), Astoria Country Club (L), Hamlet Grange (M), East Light (N), Ivy Station (O), Jewell Junction (P), Klaskanine Fish Hatchery (Q), Klootchy Creek County Campground (R), Knappa Guard Station (S), Knappa Junction (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (1), Lewis and Clark Cemetery (2), Forest Hill Cemetery (3), Prairie Cemetery (4), Jewell Cemetery (5), Maplewood Cemetery (6), Evergreen Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Wickiup Lake (A), Smith Lake (B), Slusher Lake (C), Middle Lake (D), Lost Lake (E), Grassy Lake (F), Cullaby Lake (G), Triangle Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Klootchie Creek (A), Klines Creek (B), Klickitat Creek (C), Klaskanine River (D), Meyer Creek (E), Military Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Moores Creek (H), Moosmoos Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Clatsop County include: Camp Cullaby (1), David Douglas County Park (2), Ecola State Park (3), Aldrich Point Boat Ramp (4), Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (5), Bradley State Park (6), Sigfredson County Park (7), Carnahan County Park (8), Hug Point State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Cove Beach (A), Crescent Beach (B), Westport Beach (C), Sunset Beach (D), Indian Beach (E), Arcadia Beach (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Arch Cape Post Office (A), Tolovana Park Post Office (B), Westport Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.3%
Oregon:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,633
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,509 (32% naturalized citizens)

Clatsop County:	4.2%
Whole state:	8.5%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 514
1990 to 1994: 155
1985 to 1989: 251
1980 to 1984: 74
1975 to 1979: 100
1970 to 1974: 42
1970 to 1974: 53
1965 to 1969: 320

Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.3%

Clatsop County marital status for males

Clatsop County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 13,110
One, attached: 502
Two: 914
3 or 4: 1,137
5 to 9: 648
10 to 19: 587
20 or more: 1,043
Mobile homes: 1,641
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 103

Housing units in Clatsop County with a mortgage: 4,681 (706 second mortgage, 414 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,533

Agriculture in Clatsop County
Average size of farms: 90 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29745
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $320.51
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27137
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.92%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.67%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35520
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.09
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.03%
Vegetables: 4 harvested acres

Clatsop County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 16.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/15/1996, a tornado injured one person.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (4%)
Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (49%)
Canada (12%)
Germany (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Other Northern Europe (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Philippines (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Clatsop County:

German (15%)
English (11%)
Irish (10%)
United States or American (9%)
Norwegian (6%)
Finnish (6%)
Swedish (4%)

Clatsop County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,366 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,872 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 158 (1%)
Taxi: 57 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 146 (1%)
Walked: 1,020 (6%)
Other means: 216 (1%)
Worked at home: 837 (5%)

People in group quarters in Clatsop County, Oregon

516 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
216 people in nursing homes
87 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
75 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
66 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
63 people in homes for the mentally retarded
45 people in military ships
31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
14 people in other group homes
7 people in crews of maritime vessels

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,721.

8.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,037 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.71%
Oregon average:	8.89%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($181 average AGI)
Clatsop County: 0.08%
Oregon average: 0.11%

3.51% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($14,783 average AGI)
5.12% relocated from other states ($22,073 average AGI)
Clatsop County: 5.12%
Oregon average: 4.35%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Multnomah County, OR	0.78% ($38,526 average AGI)
from Washington County, OR	0.62% ($48,688)
from Columbia County, OR	0.30% ($32,216)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.29% ($63,500)
from King County, WA	0.25% ($43,581)
from Tillamook County, OR	0.24% ($24,233)
from Pacific County, WA	0.18% ($39,348)

8.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.87% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($15,693 average AGI)
4.22% relocated to other states ($16,519 average AGI)
Clatsop County: 4.22%
Oregon average: 3.37%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Multnomah County, OR	0.78% ($30,333 average AGI)
to Washington County, OR	0.61% ($32,197)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.40% ($40,204)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.29% ($41,361)
to Pacific County, WA	0.28% ($31,343)
to Columbia County, OR	0.27% ($39,848)
to Clark County, WA	0.26% ($41,719)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Births per 1000 population in Clatsop County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Clatsop County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Clatsop County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,374 (5,430 aged, 944 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,507

In family households: 28,351 (7,301 male householders, 2,261 female householders)
7,745 spouses, 9,258 children (8,372 natural, 281 adopted, 605 stepchildren), 365 grandchildren, 171 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 397 other relatives, 673 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,156 (2,451 male householders (1,938 living alone)), 2,728 female householders (2,396 living alone)), 977 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,123 (380 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,675 2-persons, 2,025 3-persons, 1,678 4-persons, 758 5-persons, 318 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,334 1-person, 744 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

5,425 married couples with children.
2,146 single-parent households (596 men, 1,550 women).

92.9% of residents of Clatsop County speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $247,687,000 ($6816 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,739,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $108,278,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,227,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $39,000
Federal grants: $40,580,000
Federal procurement contracts: $27,099,000 ($6,661,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,463,000 ($2,811,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,141,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $24,179,000
Federal Government insurance: $294,555,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,989

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,049

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +456

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +830

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Clatsop County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.13 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 341
1995 to 1998: 1,540
1990 to 1994: 1,463
1980 to 1989: 1,936
1970 to 1979: 3,429
1960 to 1969: 1,709
1950 to 1959: 1,804
1940 to 1949: 2,465
1939 or earlier: 4,998

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clatsop County, Oregon:

1 room: 35
2 rooms: 107
3 rooms: 375
4 rooms: 944
5 rooms: 2,014
6 rooms: 2,447
7 rooms: 1,628
8 rooms: 881
9 or more rooms: 1,006

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clatsop County, Oregon:

1 room: 267
2 rooms: 452
3 rooms: 1,091
4 rooms: 1,463
5 rooms: 919
6 rooms: 546
7 rooms: 274
8 rooms: 175
9 or more rooms: 79

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clatsop County:

no bedroom: 44
1 bedroom: 408
2 bedrooms: 2,172
3 bedrooms: 4,825
4 bedrooms: 1,572
5 or more bedrooms: 416

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clatsop County:

no bedroom: 374
1 bedroom: 1,407
2 bedrooms: 2,029
3 bedrooms: 1,144
4 bedrooms: 246
5 or more bedrooms: 66

Cars and other vehicles available in Clatsop County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 327
1 vehicle: 2,623
2 vehicles: 4,461
3 vehicles: 1,578
4 vehicles: 314
5 or more vehicles: 134

Cars and other vehicles available in Clatsop County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 887
1 vehicle: 2,525
2 vehicles: 1,431
3 vehicles: 327
4 vehicles: 81
5 or more vehicles: 15

49% of Clatsop County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Oregon.

Clatsop County:	48.8%
State average:	48.0%

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

This state: 17132
Northeast: 1270
Midwest: 3466
South: 1855
West: 10123

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $133,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (41%)
Electricity (30%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
Wood (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (52%)
Utility gas (33%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 365

Here:	9.4%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 61

Here:	2.8%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 188

Here:	12.7%
Oregon:	16.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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