Harney County, Oregon (OR)

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County population in 2005: 6,898 (57% urban, 43% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,203
Renter-occupied apartments: 833

% of renters here:	27%
State:	36%

Land area: 10134 sq. mi.
Water area: 92.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	11.6%

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

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

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:

Private wage or salary: 60%
Government: 26%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Harney County, Oregon:

White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
American Indian (5.1%)
Hispanic (4.2%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
Other race (1.3%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,859
County population in 2003: 7,219
Jobs in 2003: 2,868

Total labor force in 2004: 3,465
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.9%

Average household size:

Harney County:	2.5 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,491 ($30,957 in 2000)

This county	$32,491
Oregon:	$42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,152

Harney County	$101,152
Oregon:	$201,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $453
Institutionalized population: 136
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Harney County in 2000: $687

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

Harney County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $89,800
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $138,600
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $164,400
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $106,600
2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $205,000
2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $194,300
2006: 32 buildings, average cost: $168,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Harney County Oregon:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $736 (1.0%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.4%
Oregon:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 15
1990 to 1994: 2
1985 to 1989: 30
1980 to 1984: 31
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 9
1965 to 1969: 67

Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

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

Harney County marital status for males

Harney County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Harney County
Average size of farms: 3006 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $67846
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $66.33
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: 79.43%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $61108
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.00%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.26%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $69141
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.69
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.07%

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
Public administration (12%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Construction (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Life and physical scientists (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Mexico (30%)
Canada (14%)
Spain (12%)
United Kingdom (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
India (6%)
Honduras (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Harney County:

German (21%)
United States or American (11%)
Irish (10%)
English (10%)
Norwegian (5%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (3%)

Harney County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Harney County, Oregon

62 people in nursing homes
45 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
19 people in other group homes
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,727.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Harney County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Harney County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Harney County

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

Households: 7,440

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.

1,427 married couples with children.
355 single-parent households (130 men, 225 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 390

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

Deaths: 374

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

Net international migration: +14

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

Net internal migration: -726

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

Population growth in Harney County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 178
1995 to 1998: 184
1990 to 1994: 103
1980 to 1989: 260
1970 to 1979: 844
1960 to 1969: 540
1950 to 1959: 476
1940 to 1949: 271
1939 or earlier: 677

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

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 84
3 rooms: 96
4 rooms: 320
5 rooms: 526
6 rooms: 503
7 rooms: 326
8 rooms: 149
9 or more rooms: 191

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

1 room: 27
2 rooms: 45
3 rooms: 122
4 rooms: 162
5 rooms: 193
6 rooms: 157
7 rooms: 66
8 rooms: 37
9 or more rooms: 24

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

no bedroom: 18
1 bedroom: 140
2 bedrooms: 507
3 bedrooms: 1,236
4 bedrooms: 244
5 or more bedrooms: 58

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harney County:

no bedroom: 29
1 bedroom: 163
2 bedrooms: 270
3 bedrooms: 277
4 bedrooms: 83
5 or more bedrooms: 11

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

no vehicle: 61
1 vehicle: 557
2 vehicles: 933
3 vehicles: 489
4 vehicles: 108
5 or more vehicles: 55

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

no vehicle: 81
1 vehicle: 363
2 vehicles: 266
3 vehicles: 74
4 vehicles: 46
5 or more vehicles: 3

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
Electricity (31%)
Wood (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (52%)
Wood (27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	2.3%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	7.2%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

Harney County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $718,000
Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Construction - General: $50,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Regular Highways: $4,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,729,000
Health Services - Other: $1,631,000

Corrections - Other: $691,000

General - Other: $651,000

Financial Administration: $570,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $518,000

Police Protection: $287,000

Central Staff Services: $237,000

Welfare - Other: $184,000

Libraries: $159,000

General Public Buildings: $91,000

Natural Resources - Other: $86,000

Solid Waste Management: $12,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $384,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $953,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $644,000
Interest Earnings: $511,000

Rents: $16,000
Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $183,000
Regular Highways: $175,000

Libraries: $17,000

Welfare - Other: $7,000

Financial Administration: $6,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $15,166,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,964,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,529,000

Education: $844,000

Public Welfare: $302,000

All Other: $169,000

General Support: $100,000
Tax - Property: $1,439,000
NEC: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,813,000

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