Columbia County, Oregon (OR)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	36%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Columbia County, Oregon:

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:	2.6 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$54,543
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$588
State:	$653

Columbia County:	$261,753
Oregon:	$257,300

Detached houses: $318,451

Here:	$318,451
State:	$345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $336,986

Here:	$336,986
State:	$271,304

In 2-unit structures: $244,636

Here:	$244,636
State:	$280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $272,424

Here:	$272,424
State:	$286,441

Mobile homes: $101,044

Here:	$101,044
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,806

Here:	$32,806
State:	$46,959

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

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	11.6%

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.

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.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Columbia County: Trojan (A), Alder Grove School (B), Warrior Rock Light (C), Waterview (D), Duck Club (E), Duck Club Light (F), Cedar Grove School (G), Horseshoe Camp (H), Johnson Crossing (I), Johnson Landing (J), Clatskanie Station (K), Lake Farm Landing (L), Beaver Generating Plant (M), Lost Creek School (N), Columbia County Fairgrounds (O), Benson Lookout (P), Mansfield Lookout (Q), McBride (R), Meissner Lookout (S), Fern Hill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mist Cemetery (1), Kinder Cemetery (2), Lutheran Cemetery (3), Vernonia Cemetery (4), Knights of Pythias Cemetery (5), Mayger Downing Cemetery (6), Masonic Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Guiles Lake (A), Horsepasture Lake (B), Hawkins Lake (C), Box Lake (D), McCormick Lake (E), Widgeon Lake (F), McNary Lake (G), Malarky Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Merril Creek (A), Merrill Creek (B), Messing Creek (C), Kist Creek (D), Miller Creek (E), Mollenhour Creek (F), Keystone Creek (G), Kenusky Creek (H), Mud Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Columbia County include: Camp Wilkerson (1), Airport City Park (2), Laurel Beach County Park (3), Hudson Country Park (4), J J Collins Memorial Park (5), Reservoir View City Park (6), Chandler Nature Park (7), Pioneer Park (8), Rogers Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Jones Beach (A), Cottonwood Beach (B), Dibblees Beach (C), Goble Beach (D), Lyons Beach (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Birkenfeld Post Office (A), Deer Island Post Office (B), Warren Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.5%
Oregon:	12.1%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

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

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

Columbia County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 10.4 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.

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 Columbia 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 Columbia County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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%

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%

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 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	+79 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

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

Here:	5.9%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	3.1%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	14.1%
Oregon:	16.1%

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