Coos County, Oregon (OR)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.7%), Retail trade (13.1%).

Type of workers:

Coos County, Oregon business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Coos County, Oregon:

Median resident age:	43.1 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 30,770	(49.0%)
Females: 32,009	(51.0%)

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Coos County:	2.3 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,565
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$498
State:	$653

Coos County:	$168,681
Oregon:	$257,300

Detached houses: $232,800

Here:	$232,800
State:	$345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $280,236

Here:	$280,236
State:	$271,304

In 2-unit structures: $187,718

Here:	$187,718
State:	$280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,219

Here:	$161,219
State:	$286,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $129,801

Here:	$129,801
State:	$281,504

Mobile homes: $70,324

Here:	$70,324
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $40,566

Here:	$40,566
State:	$46,959

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 177
• Thefts: 353
• Auto thefts: 42

This county:	15.0%
Whole state:	11.6%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Coos County is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $597 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $792 a month.

Cities in this county include: Coos Bay, North Bend, Coquille, Bandon, Myrtle Point, Barview, Bunker Hill, Lakeside, Powers, Eastside.

Neighboring counties: Curry County , Douglas County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Coos County: 4H Camp (A), Tioga Guard Station (B), Camp Easter Seal (C), Camp Number 2 (D), Camp Tawanka (E), Doyle Ranch (F), Twomile (G), Wild Mare Horse Camp (H), Wooden Rock Guard Station (I), Hauser Substation (J), Horsfall Beach Recreation Site (K), Horsfall Recreation Site (L), China Flat Campground (M), Bandon Gun Club (N), Chrome (O), Island Recreation Site (P), Eden Valley Recreation Site (Q), Eel Creek Recreation Site (R), Clear Creek Camp (S), Kentuck Country Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Upper Fishtrap Cemetery (1), Wise Cemetery (2), Gravelford Cemetery (3), Brewer Cemetery (4), Haynes Cemetery (5), Hayes Cemetery (6), Knights of Pythias Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Horsfall Lake (A), Snag Lake (B), Bradley Lake (C), Lost Lake (D), Shuttpelz Lake (E), Fahys Lake (F), Gould Lake (G), Laurel Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mettman Creek (A), Middle Creek (B), Middle Fork Coquille River (C), Millicoma River (D), King Creek (E), Miner Creek (F), Mink Creek (G), Kickel Creek (H), Monroe Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Coos County include: Sandy Creek Covered Bridge (1), R Higgins Park Boat Ramp (2), Albert H Powers Memorial State Park (3), Boundary Picnic Ground (4), Bradley Lake Boat Ramp (5), Judah Parker County Park (6), Riverton Boat Ramp (7), Millicoma Myrtle Grove State Park (8), Arago Boat Ramp (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Sacchi Beach (A), Whisky Run Beach (B), North Beach (C), Agate Beach (D), Lighthouse Beach (E), Bastendorff Beach (F), Merchants Beach (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Allegany Post Office (A), Remote Post Office (B), Norway Post Office (C), Charleston Post Office (D), Broadbent Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.6%
Oregon:	12.1%

Current college students: 2,558
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,668 (47% naturalized citizens)

Coos County:	2.7%
Whole state:	8.5%

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,492
• One, attached: 541
• Two: 986
• 3 or 4: 788
• 5 to 9: 922
• 10 to 19: 522
• 20 or more: 917
• Mobile homes: 4,706
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 373

Housing units in Coos County with a mortgage: 7,656 (816 second mortgage, 647 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,849

Here:	61.2% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Coos County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/2004 at 16:45:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MB, 4.1 MS, 4.9 MW, 4.8 MW, Depth: 18.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from Coos County center
On 8/19/2004 at 06:06:03, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.5 MS, 4.7 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 17.3 mi) earthquake occurred 99.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/5/2002 at 22:34:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/18/2008 at 08:41:54, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from Coos County center
On 5/14/2000 at 02:10:18, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/22/2008 at 05:35:24, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from Coos County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,292 (77%) Carpooled: 3,101 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 93 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Subway or elevated: 17 (0%) Taxi: 42 (0%) Motorcycle: 26 (0%) Bicycle: 89 (0%) Walked: 778 (3%) Other means: 275 (1%) Worked at home: 1,289 (5%)

7.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.36%
Oregon average:	8.89%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($131 average AGI)

Coos County:	0.06%
Oregon average:	0.11%

3.04% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($12,223 average AGI)
4.27% relocated from other states ($23,897 average AGI)

Coos County:	4.27%
Oregon average:	4.35%

from Lane County, OR	0.50% ($27,009 average AGI)
from Douglas County, OR	0.47% ($25,814)
from Curry County, OR	0.27% ($41,483)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.23% ($24,449)
from Jackson County, OR	0.22% ($28,979)
from Marion County, OR	0.16% ($33,294)
from Deschutes County, OR	0.15% ($25,938)

7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,342 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
Oregon average:	7.91%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($252 average AGI)

Coos County:	0.07%
Oregon average:	0.06%

4.04% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($15,824 average AGI)
2.99% relocated to other states ($12,267 average AGI)

Coos County:	2.99%
Oregon average:	3.37%

to Lane County, OR	0.83% ($30,447 average AGI)
to Douglas County, OR	0.59% ($25,078)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.31% ($27,299)
to Jackson County, OR	0.29% ($23,452)
to Washington County, OR	0.26% ($29,536)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.24% ($33,385)
to Marion County, OR	0.20% ($29,116)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,920 (11,808 aged, 2,112 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 50,726 (13,559 male householders, 3,931 female householders)

  14,280 spouses, 15,537 children (13,343 natural, 484 adopted, 1,710 stepchildren), 965 grandchildren, 201 brothers or sisters, 291 parents, 605 other relatives, 1,357 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 10,624 (4,153 male householders (3,122 living alone)), 4,538 female householders (4,016 living alone)), 1,933 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,429 (750 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,099 2-persons, 3,587 3-persons, 2,927 4-persons, 1,271 5-persons, 420 6-persons, 186 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,138 1-person, 1,346 2-persons, 146 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

95.5% of residents of Coos County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $464,885,000 ($7294 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,597,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $231,822,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $87,531,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,381,000
Federal grants: $87,368,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,574,000 ($3,575,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $37,209,000 ($4,109,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,894,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,406,000
Federal Government insurance: $64,878,000

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	+50 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.56 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

54% of Coos County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Oregon.

Coos County:	54.0%
State average:	48.0%

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

• This state: 28998
• Northeast: 2667
• Midwest: 7497
• South: 4513
• West: 17060

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $83,700

Here:	3.9%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	3.1%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	6.6%
Oregon:	16.1%

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