Curry County, Oregon (OR)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (15.0%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Curry County, Oregon:

Median resident age:	48.8 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 10,385	(49.1%)
Females: 10,752	(50.9%)

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Curry County:	2.2 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,868
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$543
State:	$653

Curry County:	$223,860
Oregon:	$257,300

Detached houses: $346,181

Here:	$346,181
State:	$345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $334,853

Here:	$334,853
State:	$271,304

In 2-unit structures: $214,409

Here:	$214,409
State:	$280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $214,614

Here:	$214,614
State:	$286,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $244,332

Here:	$244,332
State:	$281,504

Mobile homes: $87,021

Here:	$87,021
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $58,073

Here:	$58,073
State:	$46,959

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 86
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 65
• Thefts: 137
• Auto thefts: 15

This county:	12.2%
Whole state:	11.6%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Curry County is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $871 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brookings, Harbeck-Fruitdale, Harbor, Gold Beach, Port Orford, Agness.

Neighboring counties: Coos County , Del Norte County, California , Douglas County , Josephine County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Curry County: Toast Camp (A), Tolman Ranch (B), Camp Fir Croft (C), Camp Hope (D), Camp Tacoma (E), Agness Recreation Site (F), Camp Victoria (G), Tucker Flat Camp (H), West Mule Recreation Site (I), Cedar Camp (J), Wildhorse Lookout (K), Wildhorse Recreation Site (L), Wilson Cabin (M), Winchuck Recreation Site (N), Avery Ranch (O), East Creek Recreation Site (P), Bailey Cabin (Q), Hazel Camp (R), Hewitt Creek Recreation Site (S), East Mule Recreation Site (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Van Pelt Cemetery (1), Merriam Cemetery (2), Ward Memorial Cemetery (3), Fox Hill Cemetery (4), Huckleberry Knoll Cemetery (5), Pistol River Cemetery (6), Hughes Family Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lish Lake (A), Big Eddy (B), Smith Hole (C), Vulcan Lake (D), Euchre Creek Pond (E), Valen Lake (F), Grass Lake (G), Allen Pool (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Milbury Creek (A), Kink Creek (B), Miner Creek (C), Mineral Hill Fork (D), Mislatnah Creek (E), Kimball Creek (F), Missouri Creek (G), Moores Creek (H), Little Chetco River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Curry County include: McVay Rock State Park (1), Edson County Park (2), Samuel H Boardman State Park (3), Cape Blanco State Park (4), Cape Sebastian State Park (5), Pine Point Picnic Ground (6), Crissey Field State Park (7), Pistol River State Park (8), Babyfoot Lake Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Sixes Beach (A), Ophir Beach (B), Wakeman Beach (C), Arizona Beach (D), Lone Ranch Beach (E), Agate Beach (F), Barley Beach (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Langlois Post Office (A), Pistol River Post Office (B), Agness Post Office (C), Sixes Post Office (D), Wedderburn Post Office (E), Ophir Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.8%
Oregon:	12.1%

Current college students: 463
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 778 (61% naturalized citizens)

Curry County:	3.7%
Whole state:	8.5%

Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,356
• One, attached: 324
• Two: 372
• 3 or 4: 259
• 5 to 9: 187
• 10 to 19: 213
• 20 or more: 261
• Mobile homes: 2,978
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 456

Housing units in Curry County with a mortgage: 2,040 (181 second mortgage, 246 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,827

Here:	52.8% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Curry County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 25% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from Curry County center
On 8/17/1991 at 22:17:14, a magnitude 7.1 (6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/13/1991 at 02:50:14, a magnitude 6.9 (6.2 MB, 6.9 MS, 6.8 MW, 6.7 ML, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/16/1991 at 22:26:17, a magnitude 6.3 (5.5 MB, 6.3 MS, 5.9 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from Curry County center
On 7/24/1996 at 20:15:44, a magnitude 6.2 (5.4 MB, 5.4 MS, 6.2 ME, 5.3 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/25/2007 at 02:32:24, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 2.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 93.0 miles away from Curry County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,829 (74%) Carpooled: 1,013 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Taxi: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 40 (1%) Walked: 299 (4%) Other means: 48 (1%) Worked at home: 579 (7%)

9.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.30%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.95% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($9,359 average AGI)
6.35% relocated from other states ($39,540 average AGI)

Curry County:	6.35%
Oregon average:	4.35%

from Jackson County, OR	0.55% ($26,826 average AGI)
from Del Norte County, CA	0.51% ($38,857)
from Coos County, OR	0.45% ($28,568)
from Lane County, OR	0.42% ($24,371)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.37% ($40,290)
from Josephine County, OR	0.23% ($25,316)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.22% ($384,444)

8.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,885 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.93%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.28% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($15,474 average AGI)
4.64% relocated to other states ($18,411 average AGI)

Curry County:	4.64%
Oregon average:	3.37%

to Jackson County, OR	0.73% ($21,067 average AGI)
to Coos County, OR	0.70% ($41,483)
to Lane County, OR	0.48% ($39,050)
to Del Norte County, CA	0.40% ($33,545)
to Douglas County, OR	0.33% ($33,593)
to Josephine County, OR	0.33% ($23,556)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.22% ($25,222)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,522 (5,763 aged, 759 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,958 (4,878 male householders, 1,347 female householders)

  5,463 spouses, 4,346 children (3,919 natural, 124 adopted, 303 stepchildren), 146 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 286 other relatives, 342 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,900 (1,536 male householders (1,258 living alone)), 1,793 female householders (1,577 living alone)), 571 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 279 (145 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,802 2-persons, 1,021 3-persons, 838 4-persons, 370 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,835 1-person, 456 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

94.6% of residents of Curry County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $170,556,000 ($7717 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,047,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $103,182,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,645,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $266,000
Federal grants: $17,634,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,483,000 ($141,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,346,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $479,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,046,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,400,000

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	+95 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.83 millions of gallons per day (29% from ground, 71% from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.0

53% of Curry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Oregon.

Curry County:	52.7%
State average:	48.0%

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

• This state: 5653
• Northeast: 1021
• Midwest: 2951
• South: 1445
• West: 9126

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $164,400

Here:	4.4%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	0.2%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	16.7%
Oregon:	16.1%

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