Coos County, Oregon (OR)

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County population in 2005: 64,711 (62% urban, 38% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 17,870
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,343

% of renters here:	32%
State:	36%

Land area: 1600 sq. mi.
Water area: 205.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 40 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.0%
Whole state:	11.6%

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

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Coos County, Oregon:

White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
American Indian (4.7%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Two or more races (3.2%)
Other race (1.1%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,479
County population in 2003: 63,130
Jobs in 2003: 24,535

Coos County,OR real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 28,450
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.1%

Average household size:

Coos County:	2.3 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,105 ($31,542 in 2000)

This county	$33,105
Oregon:	$42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $136,479

Coos County	$136,479
Oregon:	$201,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $499
Institutionalized population: 761
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Coos County in 2000: $804

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

Coos County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 34 buildings, average cost: $116,200
2001: 26 buildings, average cost: $120,700
2002: 41 buildings, average cost: $140,800
2003: 39 buildings, average cost: $149,700
2004: 57 buildings, average cost: $150,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Coos County Oregon:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,142 (1.2%)

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: Whisky Run Beach (A), North Beach (B), Agate Beach (C), Lighthouse Beach (D), Bastendorff Beach (E), Merchants Beach (F), Sacchi 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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.0%
Oregon:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 303
1990 to 1994: 135
1985 to 1989: 162
1980 to 1984: 101
1975 to 1979: 141
1970 to 1974: 109
1970 to 1974: 92
1965 to 1969: 625

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

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

Coos County marital status for males

Coos County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Coos County
Average size of farms: 193 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29357
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $612.21
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.98%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.98%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30115
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.63%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37710
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.89
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 14.42%
Vegetables: 15 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 54 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Wood products (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Mexico (23%)
Canada (13%)
Germany (11%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Japan (6%)
Korea (5%)
Other Eastern Africa (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Coos County:

German (19%)
English (12%)
Irish (11%)
United States or American (11%)
Norwegian (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scottish (3%)

Coos County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Coos County, Oregon

325 people in other group homes
273 people in state prisons
261 people in nursing homes
188 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
186 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
95 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
31 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in military barracks, etc.
8 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
8 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
8 people in other workers' dormitories
7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in military ships
6 people in homes for the mentally ill
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,655.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Coos County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Coos County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Coos County

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

Households: 61,350

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.

8,695 married couples with children.
3,522 single-parent households (917 men, 2,605 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,223

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

Deaths: 4,653

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

Net international migration: +269

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

Net internal migration: +3,207

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

Population growth in Coos County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 370
1995 to 1998: 1,683
1990 to 1994: 1,727
1980 to 1989: 3,110
1970 to 1979: 6,910
1960 to 1969: 4,263
1950 to 1959: 4,495
1940 to 1949: 2,475
1939 or earlier: 4,214

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

1 room: 135
2 rooms: 462
3 rooms: 759
4 rooms: 2,431
5 rooms: 4,532
6 rooms: 4,395
7 rooms: 2,504
8 rooms: 1,460
9 or more rooms: 1,192

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

1 room: 347
2 rooms: 751
3 rooms: 1,447
4 rooms: 2,478
5 rooms: 1,838
6 rooms: 746
7 rooms: 389
8 rooms: 203
9 or more rooms: 144

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

no bedroom: 159
1 bedroom: 1,120
2 bedrooms: 5,083
3 bedrooms: 8,766
4 bedrooms: 2,306
5 or more bedrooms: 436

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coos County:

no bedroom: 436
1 bedroom: 2,040
2 bedrooms: 3,433
3 bedrooms: 2,003
4 bedrooms: 381
5 or more bedrooms: 50

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

no vehicle: 754
1 vehicle: 4,874
2 vehicles: 7,919
3 vehicles: 3,213
4 vehicles: 742
5 or more vehicles: 368

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

no vehicle: 1,212
1 vehicle: 4,075
2 vehicles: 2,298
3 vehicles: 584
4 vehicles: 137
5 or more vehicles: 37

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (56%)
Wood (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Other fuel (2%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (75%)
Wood (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 253

Here:	3.9%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 114

Here:	3.1%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 155

Here:	6.6%
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)

Coos County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $5,561,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,958,000
Construction - Gas Utilities: $24,776,000
General: $899,000

Solid Waste Management: $188,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $8,157,000
Corrections - Other: $6,274,000

Regular Highways: $4,701,000

Police Protection: $3,273,000

General - Other: $2,971,000

Central Staff Services: $2,170,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,698,000

Financial Administration: $1,522,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,351,000

Natural Resources - Other: $1,230,000

Gas Utilities: $1,171,000

General Public Buildings: $729,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $695,000

Welfare - Other: $563,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $816,000
General - Interest on Debt: $355,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $2,324,000
General: $819,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $243,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,917,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $17,760,000
Other NEC: $95,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Gas Utilities: $17,065,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,234,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $775,000
Gas Utilities: $695,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,416,000
Interest Earnings: $730,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $246,000
Regular Highways: $91,000

Natural Resource - Other: $82,000

Corrections - Other: $33,000

Health - Other: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $34,502,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $130,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $11,341,000
Highways: $4,903,000

Health & Hospitals: $4,351,000

All Other: $2,790,000

Public Welfare: $640,000

Education: $222,000
Tax - Property: $7,741,000
NEC: $1,777,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $15,346,000

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