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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.1%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Retail trade (10.7%).
Detached houses: $284,339Here:$284,339State:$323,551 Townhouses or other attached units: $158,346Here:$158,346State:$287,798 In 2-unit structures: $254,750Here:$254,750State:$286,339 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $44,042Here:$44,042State:$197,899 Mobile homes: $153,910Here:$153,910State:$78,759 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,267Here:$18,267State:$46,959
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 50.4% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 47.6%
Obama (Democratic): 54.7% McCain (Republican): 42.6%
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%)
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.
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.
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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
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 .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.7%
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
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Most common first ancestries reported in Columbia County (%):
9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,916 average adjusted gross income)
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%
7.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,486 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.3
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%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 184.4. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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).
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)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $140,100
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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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.)
All Other: $780,000
Parks and Recreation: $99,000
Health - Other: $690,000
Corrections - Other: $180,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
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
Highways: $561,000
All Other: $343,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $502,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Transit Utilities: $30,000
General - Other: $14,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
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
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,768,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,513,000
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
Highways: $3,900,000
All Other: $2,111,000
Public Welfare: $1,713,000
Transit Utilities: $418,000
General Local Government Support: $367,000
Other License: $1,286,000
Public Utilities Sales: $197,000
Public Utility License: $81,000
Amusements License: $1,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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