Gilliam County, Oregon (OR)

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County population in July 2007: 1,690 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 570
Renter-occupied apartments: 249

% of renters here:	30%
State:	36%

Land area: 1204 sq. mi.
Water area: 18.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	11.6%

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

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

2008 cost of living index in Gilliam County: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (16.2%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 63%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Gilliam County, Oregon:

White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Other race (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	42.8 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 968	(50.5%)
Females: 947	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,797
County population in 2003: 1,791
Jobs in 2003: 849

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,063
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.2%

Average household size:

Gilliam County:	2.3 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,277 ($33,611 in 2000)

This county	$35,277
Oregon:	$42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $97,978

Gilliam County	$97,978
Oregon:	$201,200

Median monthly rent in 2000: $484
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Gilliam County in 2000: $673

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 11
Thefts: 12
Auto thefts: 3

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 3

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 1 building, cost: $67,200
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings

2004 Presidential Election results in Gilliam County Oregon:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $694 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gilliam County is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $790 a month.

Cities in this county include: Condon, Arlington, Lonerock.

Neighboring counties: Klickitat County, Washington , Morrow County , Sherman County , Wasco County , Wheeler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Gilliam County: Weatherford Ranch (A), West Hurlburt Camp (B), Greiner Ranch (C), Arbogast Ranch (D), Arlington Rodeo Grounds (E), Gwendolen (F), H Johnson Ranch (G), H Smith Ranch (H), Hartford Ranch (I), Baird Ranch (J), Heppner Junction (K), City Farm (L), Kaseburg Ranch (M), Cooney Ranch (N), Murtha Ranch (O), Blalock (P), Pebble Springs Camp (Q), Quinook (R), Quinton (S), Rattray Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: King of Peace Cemetery (1), Mayville Cemetery (2), Masonic Cemetery (3), Clem Cemetery (4), Eightmile Cemetery (5), Lost Valley Cemetery (6), Lonerock Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Irby Reservoir (A), Willow Lake (B), Condon Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Needle Fork (A), Nonose Creek (B), Johnson Creek (C), Lob Fork (D), John Day River (E), Rock Creek (F), Lost Valley Creek (G), Sixmile Creek (H), Smith Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Gilliam County include: Albert Philippi Park (1), Earl Snell Birthplace Historical Monument (2), Dyer State Park (3), Arlington State Park (4), J S Burres State Park (5), Whyte Park Rest Area (6), Weatherford Historical Monument (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Mayville Post Office (A), Mikkalo Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Oregon:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 37
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 32 (56% naturalized citizens)

Gilliam County:	1.7%
Whole state:	8.5%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 15

Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%

Gilliam County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 792
One, attached: 29
Two: 20
3 or 4: 5
5 to 9: 4
10 to 19: 5
Mobile homes: 179
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Gilliam County with a mortgage: 209 (12 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 171

Agriculture in Gilliam County
Average size of farms: 4122 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $111348
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $104.66
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $139345
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.12%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $167689
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 74.36%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.07
All wheat for grain: 100433 harvested acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (17%)
Construction (10%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Gasoline stations (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other construction workers and helpers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Child care workers (5%)

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

Mexico (31%)
Canada (22%)
Germany (9%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (9%)
Panama (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Korea (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Gilliam County:

German (18%)
United States or American (18%)
English (13%)
Irish (13%)
Scottish (5%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)

Gilliam County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 679 (73%)
Carpooled: 109 (12%)
Walked: 72 (8%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 61 (7%)

25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,982.

8.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.24%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.95% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($18,537 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($9,556 average AGI)
Gilliam County: 2.29%
Oregon average: 4.35%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

10.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,971 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.43%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Oregon.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Births per 1000 population in Gilliam County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Gilliam County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gilliam County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 417 (387 aged, 30 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1003.340
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1783.720

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,890

In family households: 1,574 (460 male householders, 93 female householders)
467 spouses, 471 children (421 natural, 16 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 10 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 316 (133 male householders (107 living alone)), 144 female householders (137 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 25 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 284 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 112 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 244 1-person, 28 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

96.8% of residents of Gilliam County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $22,630,000 ($12455 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $398,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,454,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,989,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,467,000
Federal grants: $3,287,000
Federal procurement contracts: $90,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $343,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,203,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $540,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,907,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 98

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 122

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

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

Net internal migration: -97

Here:	-54 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Gilliam County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.29 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.3
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 70
1990 to 1994: 39
1980 to 1989: 55
1970 to 1979: 130
1960 to 1969: 103
1950 to 1959: 141
1940 to 1949: 128
1939 or earlier: 369

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gilliam County, Oregon:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 56 5 rooms: 116 6 rooms: 135 7 rooms: 121 8 rooms: 57 9+ rooms: 64

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gilliam County, Oregon:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 47 5 rooms: 51 6 rooms: 42 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 21 9+ rooms: 23

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gilliam County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 26 2 bedrooms: 147 3 bedrooms: 265 4 bedrooms: 89 5+ bedrooms: 41

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gilliam County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 86 3 bedrooms: 103 4 bedrooms: 26 5+ bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Gilliam County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 170 2 vehicles: 221 3 vehicles: 121 4 vehicles: 31 5+ vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Gilliam County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 21 1 vehicle: 104 2 vehicles: 68 3 vehicles: 39 4 vehicles: 13 5+ vehicles: 4

56% of Gilliam County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Oregon.

Gilliam County:	56.5%
State average:	48.0%

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

This state: 1123
Northeast: 35
Midwest: 174
South: 102
West: 435

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (8%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (41%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (11%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	1.3%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	28.6%
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 (Noninst.)

Gilliam County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,187,000
Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $1,800,000
General - Other: $1,158,000

Regular Highways: $420,000

Central Staff Services: $253,000

Police Protection: $251,000

Financial Administration: $244,000

Housing & Community Development: $196,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $139,000

Corrections - Other: $110,000

General Public Buildings: $43,000

Natural Resources - Other: $43,000

Libraries: $11,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $446,000
General Revenue, NEC: $246,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,338,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,195,000
Highways: $286,000

Housing & Community Development: $196,000
Tax - Property: $828,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,914,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Gilliam County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)