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County population in July 2011: 49,334 (52% urban, 48% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,456
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,919
% of renters here:

24%
State:

22%

Land area: 657 sq. mi.
Water area: 31.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 75 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Columbia County: 95.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.1%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Columbia County, Oregon:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (91.0%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Asian alone (1.1%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (1.1%)

Median resident age:  37.7 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Males: 21,778  (50.0%)
Females: 21,782  (50.0%)

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Columbia County,OR real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Columbia County:

2.6 people
Oregon:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $54,237 ($45,797 in 1999)
This county:

$54237
Oregon:

$48457

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $634 (lower quartile is $486, upper quartile is $825)
This county:

$634
State:

$704


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $223,881 (it was $146,600 in 2000)
Columbia County:

$223,881
Oregon:

$257,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $161,170 - $300,930

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $284,339
Here:

$284,339
State:

$323,551

Townhouses or other attached units: $158,346
Here:

$158,346
State:

$287,798

In 2-unit structures: $254,750
Here:

$254,750
State:

$286,339

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $44,042
Here:

$44,042
State:

$197,899

Mobile homes: $153,910
Here:

$153,910
State:

$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,267
Here:

$18,267
State:

$46,959
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,448
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $419

Institutionalized population: 143

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 28
  • Burglaries: 25
  • Thefts: 16
  • Auto thefts: 8

Columbia County, OR map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 255 buildings, average cost: $138,100
  • 2001: 282 buildings, average cost: $127,300
  • 2002: 287 buildings, average cost: $148,700
  • 2003: 265 buildings, average cost: $163,300
  • 2004: 313 buildings, average cost: $175,500
  • 2005: 355 buildings, average cost: $191,400
  • 2006: 255 buildings, average cost: $218,200
  • 2007: 186 buildings, average cost: $214,200
  • 2008: 83 buildings, average cost: $219,500
  • 2009: 60 buildings, average cost: $196,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Columbia County Oregon:


Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 50.4%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 47.6%



2008 Presidential Election results in Columbia County Oregon:


Obama (Democratic): 54.7%
McCain (Republican): 42.6%

Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,849 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,502 (0.8%)


Columbia County household income distribution in 2009 Columbia County home values distribution


Columbia County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.9%
(8.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.3% for Black residents, 16.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.8% for American Indian residents, 16.1% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 37.2% for other race residents, 5.7% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

9.1%
Whole state:

11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

4.0%
Whole state:

5.0%

Area name: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Columbia County is $625 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $723 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1053 a month.

Cities in this county include: St. Helens, Scappoose, Vernonia, Rainier, Columbia City, Clatskanie, Prescott, Goble, Marshland.

Columbia County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2005 air pollution in Columbia County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.055 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.


Local government website:www.co.columbia.or.us

Click to draw/clear Columbia County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Columbia County: Meissner Lookout (A), Mansfield Lookout (B), Fern Hill (C), Lost Creek School (D), Johnson Landing (E), River City Speedway (F), Clatskanie Sewage Treatment Plant (G), Vernonia Water Treatment Plant (H), Scappoose Sewage Treatment Plant (I), Goat Ranch (J), Fernhill School (K), Duck Club (L), Pittsburg Guard Station (M), Cedar Grove School (N), Horseshoe Camp (O), Pisgah Lookout (P), Braun (Q), Duck Club Light (R), Benson Lookout (S), Alder Grove School (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Columbia County include: Warren Baptist Church (A), Canaan Community Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pioneer Cemetery (1), Apiary Cemetery (2), Bryant Cemetery (3), Mist Cemetery (4), Pisgah Home Cemetery (5), Stewart Hill Cemetery (6), Fairview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Grassy Lake (A), Kerry Slough (B), Guiles Lake (C), Hawkins Lake (D), Henrici Lake (E), Horsepasture Lake (F), Lindsay Lake (G), Malarky Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Piedmont Creek (A), Tandy Creek (B), Cougar Creek (C), Falls Creek (D), Buck Creek (E), Martin Creek (F), Jim George Creek (G), Calvin Creek (H), Page Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Columbia County include: Carolyn King Memorial Park (1), Airport City Park (2), Scaponia Campground (3), Rogers Park (4), Pioneer Park (5), Big Eddy Park (6), Camp Wilkerson (7), Royal Oaks City Park (8), Hudson Country Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Goble Beach (A), Jones Beach (B), Cottonwood Beach (C), Dibblees Beach (D), Lyons Beach (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Clatsop County , Clark County, Washington , Cowlitz County, Washington , Multnomah County , Tillamook County , Washington County , Wahkiakum County, Washington .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

9.4%
Oregon:

8.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 1,210
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: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 780 (47% naturalized citizens)

Columbia County:

1.8%
Whole state:

8.5%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 97
  • 1990 to 1994: 43
  • 1985 to 1989: 74
  • 1980 to 1984: 102
  • 1975 to 1979: 73
  • 1970 to 1974: 19
  • 1970 to 1974: 98
  • 1965 to 1969: 274

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.7%

Columbia County marital status for males
Columbia County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,371
  • One, attached: 198
  • Two: 629
  • 3 or 4: 452
  • 5 to 9: 251
  • 10 to 19: 269
  • 20 or more: 411
  • Mobile homes: 2,857
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 134

Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 6,243 (817 second mortgage, 810 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,255

Here:

73.5% with mortgage
State:

74.3% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 23.51%
Here23.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 10,243
Total congregations: 60

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents1,920 (18.7%)1,791 (17.5%)889 (8.7%)795 (7.8%)659 (6.4%)
Congregations6 (10.0%)5 (8.3%)6 (10.0%)3 (5.0%)4 (6.7%)
NameConservative Baptist Association of America Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther
Adherents600 (5.9%)400 (3.9%)377 (3.7%)358 (3.5%)2,454 (24.0%)
Congregations4 (6.7%)1 (1.7%)3 (5.0%)3 (5.0%)25 (41.7%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Columbia County - St. Helens, Scappoose, Vernonia, Rainier, Columbia City

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
This county:

1.84 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Columbia County:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Columbia County:

1.02 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:

2.01 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
This county:

3.07 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:

1.69 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 32
Columbia County:

6.54 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:

9.93 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.1%
Oregon:

7.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

30.4%
Oregon:

25.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Columbia County:

19.7%
State:

14.2%


Agriculture in Columbia County:

Average size of farms: 71 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32,757
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1381.16
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31,354
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34,404
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.97
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.49%
All wheat for grain: 173 harvested acres
Vegetables: 27 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 116 acres

Tornado activity:

Columbia County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 11.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/2000, a tornado injured one person and caused $40,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Columbia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 482% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from the county center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from the county center
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) earthquake occurred 63.9 miles away from Columbia County center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 57.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/2001 at 13:19:11, a magnitude 5.0 (4.8 MB, 5.0 MD, Depth: 25.3 mi) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Oregon Severe Winter Storm, Record and Near Record Snow, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 13, 2008 to December 26, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1824): March 2, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1824, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Snow
  • Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 1, 2007 to December 17, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1733): December 8, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1733, Natural disaster type: 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: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1632, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3228): September 7, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1107, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
  • Oregon Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 4, 1996 to February 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1099): February 9, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1099, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Oregon SEVERE STORMS, SNOWMELT, FLOODING, Incident Period: January 25, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-413): January 25, 1974, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-413, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
  • Oregon Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 24, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-184): December 24, 1964, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-184, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

The number of natural disasters in Columbia County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 1

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (13%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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



  • Canada (21%)
  • United Kingdom (11%)
  • Mexico (10%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • Other Northern Europe (4%)
  • Philippines (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Columbia County (%):



  • German (21%)
  • English (11%)
  • United States or American (9%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • Norwegian (5%)
  • Swedish (4%)
  • French (except Basque) (4%)


Columbia County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 15,518 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 2,639 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%)
  • Railroad: 2 (0%)
  • Taxi: 3 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 38 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 37 (0%)
  • Walked: 423 (2%)
  • Other means: 118 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 915 (5%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Columbia County, Oregon:

  • 92 people in nursing homes
  • 57 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 51 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 5 people in other group homes
  • 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $52,745.

9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.20%
Oregon average:

8.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.06% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($30,637 average AGI)
3.14% relocated from other states ($14,279 average AGI)
Columbia County:

3.14%
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 Washington County, OR  2.25% ($51,491 average AGI)
from Multnomah County, OR  2.17% ($42,818)
from Clackamas County, OR  0.51% ($49,271)
from Clark County, WA  0.35% ($36,983)
from Cowlitz County, WA  0.31% ($35,673)
from Clatsop County, OR  0.20% ($39,848)
from Lane County, OR  0.17% ($57,571)


7.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,486 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.48%
Oregon average:

7.91%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.10% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($23,544 average AGI)
3.38% relocated to other states ($19,941 average AGI)
Columbia County:

3.38%
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 Washington County, OR  1.39% ($42,568 average AGI)
to Multnomah County, OR  1.02% ($38,395)
to Cowlitz County, WA  0.74% ($44,664)
to Clackamas County, OR  0.43% ($32,643)
to Clark County, WA  0.40% ($47,262)
to Clatsop County, OR  0.23% ($32,216)
to Deschutes County, OR  0.14% ($30,435)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2

Births per 1000 population in Columbia County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Columbia County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Columbia County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,287 (5,368 aged, 919 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1013.210
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 846.770
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.4

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33.77
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 68.66

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12.48

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 184.4. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 109.4
  • Other - 75.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 43,310
  • In family households: 38,004 (9,957 male householders, 2,166 female householders)
    10,227 spouses, 13,265 children (11,731 natural, 444 adopted, 1,090 stepchildren), 741 grandchildren, 119 brothers or sisters, 268 parents, 411 other relatives, 850 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,306 (2,225 male householders (1,741 living alone)), 2,040 female householders (1,716 living alone)), 1,041 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 250 (154 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,253 2-persons, 2,584 3-persons, 2,493 4-persons, 1,090 5-persons, 516 6-persons, 187 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,457 1-person, 679 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

96.1% of residents of Columbia County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $186,584,000 ($3972 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,636,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $104,384,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,076,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $140,000
Federal grants: $31,396,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,187,000 ($1,301,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,401,000 ($263,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,946,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $41,054,000
Federal Government insurance: $102,989,000

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

Births: 2,745
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,051
Here:

43 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +75
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+20 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +3,813
Here:

+79 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Columbia County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.13 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.0

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 788
  • 2000 to 2004: 1,853
  • 1990 to 1999: 3,684
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,954
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,815
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,734
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,056
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,037
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,741
Rooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, Oregon
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 63
  • 2 rooms: 127
  • 3 rooms: 471
  • 4 rooms: 1,188
  • 5 rooms: 2,616
  • 6 rooms: 2,978
  • 7 rooms: 2,321
  • 8 rooms: 1,352
  • 9+ rooms: 1,340
  • 1 room: 151
  • 2 rooms: 258
  • 3 rooms: 502
  • 4 rooms: 1,222
  • 5 rooms: 731
  • 6 rooms: 639
  • 7 rooms: 281
  • 8 rooms: 75
  • 9+ rooms: 60
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, Oregon
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 63
  • 1 bedroom: 578
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,497
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,751
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,185
  • 5+ bedrooms: 382
  • no bedroom: 185
  • 1 bedroom: 749
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,749
  • 3 bedrooms: 941
  • 4 bedrooms: 248
  • 5+ bedrooms: 47
Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County, Oregon in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 328
  • 1 vehicle: 2,486
  • 2 vehicles: 5,467
  • 3 vehicles: 2,709
  • 4 vehicles: 1,054
  • 5+ vehicles: 412
  • no vehicle: 433
  • 1 vehicle: 1,684
  • 2 vehicles: 1,323
  • 3 vehicles: 336
  • 4 vehicles: 107
  • 5+ vehicles: 36

54% of Columbia County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Oregon.

Columbia County:

53.7%
State average:

48.0%


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

  • This state: 21408
  • Northeast: 1048
  • Midwest: 4579
  • South: 2157
  • West: 13335

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $140,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Columbia County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Electricity (44.8%)
  • Utility gas (30.2%)
  • Wood (14.0%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.8%)
  • Other fuel (0.9%)
  • Electricity (64.5%)
  • Utility gas (18.3%)
  • Wood (9.1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.6%)
  • Other fuel (1.0%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 328
Here:

5.9%
Oregon:

9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 83
Here:

3.1%
Oregon:

7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 152
Here:

14.1%
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 (Noninst.)


Columbia County government finances in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $0
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $951,000
    All Other: $780,000
    Parks and Recreation: $99,000
  • Construction - Solid Waste Management: $2,374,000
    Health - Other: $690,000
    Corrections - Other: $180,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,812,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,139,000
    Police Protection: $2,012,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,883,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,807,000
    Financial Administration: $1,786,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,506,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,283,000
    General Public Buildings: $668,000
    General - Other: $448,000
    Solid Waste Management: $441,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $409,000
    Parks and Recreation: $336,000
    Transit Utilities: $326,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $324,000
    Health - Other: $152,000
    Libraries: $18,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $12,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $355,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,251,000
    Highways: $561,000
    All Other: $343,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $912,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health - Other: $4,391,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $502,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
    Transit Utilities: $30,000
    General - Other: $14,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $55,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $64,000
    Transit Utilities: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $367,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,466,000
  • Miscellaneous - Royalties: $2,698,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,538,000
    Interest Earnings: $475,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $67,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
    Rents: $3,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,815,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,768,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,513,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $274,000
    Financial Administration: $131,000
    Transit Utilities: $101,000
    Central Staff Services: $32,000
    General - Other: $23,000
    Corrections - Other: $19,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $17,000
    Police Protection: $15,000
    Libraries: $13,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,705,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $410,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,391,000
    Highways: $3,900,000
    All Other: $2,111,000
    Public Welfare: $1,713,000
    Transit Utilities: $418,000
    General Local Government Support: $367,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,938,000
    Other License: $1,286,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $197,000
    Public Utility License: $81,000
    Amusements License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,928,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 624
  • Number of aged recipients: 45
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 579
  • Number of recipients under 18: 103
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 445
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 76
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 205
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 286


Columbia County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Columbia County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 10 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED183$184,732154$190,5521,377$195,34165$101,1541$69,00088$175,205117$167,214
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED22$188,45521$141,619191$211,69615$38,5330$09$91,11118$130,222
APPLICATIONS DENIED53$171,77441$153,488625$211,56562$123,2900$026$167,73180$143,475
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN39$181,07761$180,459400$201,79814$117,2140$031$143,61333$168,485
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS19$179,94727$180,519126$209,0249$116,1110$06$218,6676$110,833
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 10 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED13$210,23132$205,3440$00$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED14$240,07112$264,4172$177,5000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$318,2507$253,2860$02$228,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$202,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$159,5000$00$01$126,000

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Columbia County, OR among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John24575.4 years
William24076.2 years
Robert19770.6 years
James18674.5 years
Mary16879.8 years
Charles15375.3 years
George15276.6 years
Harold8675.0 years
Donald8468.6 years
Richard8368.0 years
Most common last names in Columbia County, OR among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson15375.7 years
Smith9675.2 years
Anderson6277.2 years
Jones5575.2 years
Brown5476.1 years
Wilson5372.2 years
Miller4978.7 years
Thompson4976.3 years
Nelson4776.7 years
Davis4673.2 years
Businesses in Columbia County, OR
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware3McDonald's2
Best Western1RadioShack1
Blockbuster1Rite Aid1
Burger King1Safeway1
Cricket Wireless2Sears1
Curves2Starbucks2
Dairy Queen1Subway5
Domino's Pizza1T-Mobile1
FedEx2Taco Bell1
GNC1True Value2
H&R Block2U-Haul3
Jones New York2UPS2
KFC1Vons2
Kroger2Walgreens1
Lane Furniture2Walmart1
Browse common businesses in Columbia County, OR


Columbia County on our top lists:

  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"

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