Harney 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 (19.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.4%), Manufacturing (14.9%), Public administration (10.3%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Harney County, Oregon:

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 3,858	(50.7%)
Females: 3,751	(49.3%)

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Harney County:	2.5 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,869
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$412
State:	$653

Harney County:	$135,262
Oregon:	$257,300

Detached houses: $223,701

Here:	$223,701
State:	$345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $190,971

Here:	$190,971
State:	$271,304

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $42,578

Here:	$42,578
State:	$286,441

Mobile homes: $94,656

Here:	$94,656
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,639

Here:	$22,639
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: 0
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 14
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	11.6%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harney County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $540 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $746 a month.

Cities in this county include: Burns, Hines, Diamond, Drewsey.

Neighboring counties: Humboldt County, Nevada , Crook County , Deschutes County , Grant County , Washoe County, Nevada , Lake County , Malheur County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Harney County: Grain Camp (A), Tom Jenkins Cabin (B), Tom Jenkins Ranch (C), Acty Cow Camp (D), Tommies Homestead (E), Adrian Place (F), Double O Station (G), Campbell Ranch (H), Trout Creek Ranch (I), Grant Place (J), Tucke Place (K), Turner Cabin (L), Turner Ranch (M), Drewsey Rodeo Ground (N), Upper Crossing (O), Upper Silver Creek Ranch (P), Alkali Flat Corrals (Q), Upton Cabin (R), Van Guard Station (S), Carl Smith Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Windy Point Cemetery (1), Drewsey Cemetery (2), Harney Cemetery (3), Smyth Cemetery (4), Andrews Cemetery (5), Burns Piute Cemetery (6), Sunset Valley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: South Chain Lake (A), Windmill Pond (B), Boyce Waterhole (C), McDonald Waterhole (D), Snip Waterhole (E), Deadbull Waterhole (F), Bradley Lake (G), Hay Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Creek (A), Little Blitzen River (B), Miranda Creek (C), Lee Creek (D), Kiger Creek (E), Modesto Creek (F), Morris Creek (G), Mosquito Creek (H), Mud Springs Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Harney County include: Pete French Round Barn State Park (1), Devine Monument (2), Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (3), Frenchglen Hotel State Park (4), Great Basin Historical Marker (5), Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area (6), Pueblo Mountains Wilderness Study Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Frenchglen Post Office (A), Princeton Post Office (B), Crane Post Office (C), Drewsey Post Office (D), Lawen Post Office (E), Diamond Post Office (F), Riley Post Office (G), Fields Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	17.3%
Oregon:	12.1%

Current college students: 72
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 156 (44% naturalized citizens)

Harney County:	2.1%
Whole state:	8.5%

Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,262
• One, attached: 35
• Two: 88
• 3 or 4: 111
• 5 to 9: 80
• 10 to 19: 14
• 20 or more: 36
• Mobile homes: 885
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Harney County with a mortgage: 790 (69 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 466

Here:	62.9% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Harney County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1999 at 08:06:16, a magnitude 4.3 (4.0 MB, 4.3 ML, 3.8 MD, Depth: 14.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from Harney County center
On 6/11/2005 at 11:16:10, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/4/1999 at 16:30:42, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/28/1999 at 11:56:35, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, 3.0 MD, Depth: 15.0 mi) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from Harney County center
On 9/20/1991 at 16:55:22, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 12.7 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/17/1993 at 01:51:02, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.7 miles away from Harney County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,306 (68%) Carpooled: 427 (13%) Bicycle: 19 (1%) Walked: 306 (9%) Other means: 25 (1%) Worked at home: 293 (9%)

8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,371 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.57%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.09% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($11,035 average AGI)
3.48% relocated from other states ($13,332 average AGI)

Harney County:	3.48%
Oregon average:	4.35%

from Deschutes County, OR

1.10% ($33,731 average AGI)

8.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.65%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.62% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($14,672 average AGI)
4.03% relocated to other states ($17,127 average AGI)

Harney County:	4.03%
Oregon average:	3.37%

to Deschutes County, OR

1.06% ($26,240 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,339 (1,176 aged, 163 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,297 (1,745 male householders, 358 female householders)

  1,697 spouses, 2,139 children (1,821 natural, 38 adopted, 280 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 99 other relatives, 136 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,143 (497 male householders (415 living alone)), 443 female householders (375 living alone)), 203 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 169 (148 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,096 2-persons, 383 3-persons, 346 4-persons, 182 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 790 1-person, 125 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

94.0% of residents of Harney County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $56,369,000 ($7904 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $861,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,574,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,893,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $950,000
Federal grants: $9,030,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,794,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,128,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,125,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,323,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,582,000

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

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-105 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.8
State:	4.0

46% of Harney County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Oregon.

Harney County:	46.4%
State average:	48.0%

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

• This state: 4145
• Northeast: 73
• Midwest: 708
• South: 274
• West: 2223

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,800

Here:	2.3%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	7.2%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	0.0%
Oregon:	16.1%

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