Hood River County, Oregon (OR)

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% of renters here:	35%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.0%), Retail trade (11.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Hood River County, Oregon:

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 10,148	(49.7%)
Females: 10,263	(50.3%)

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Hood River County:	2.7 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,645
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$548
State:	$653

Hood River County:	$269,659
Oregon:	$257,300

Detached houses: $381,521

Here:	$381,521
State:	$345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $271,992

Here:	$271,992
State:	$271,304

In 2-unit structures: $243,558

Here:	$243,558
State:	$280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $237,014

Here:	$237,014
State:	$286,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $192,101

Here:	$192,101
State:	$281,504

Mobile homes: $80,479

Here:	$80,479
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $139,773

Here:	$139,773
State:	$46,959

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 121
• Auto thefts: 23

This county:	14.2%
Whole state:	11.6%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hood River County is $514 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $911 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hood River, Odell, Cascade Locks, Parkdale, Dee.

Neighboring counties: Clackamas County , Klickitat County, Washington , Multnomah County , Skamania County, Washington , Wasco County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hood River County: Camp Windy Recreation Site (A), Camp Yallani (B), Trout Creek (C), Valley View Cabin (D), Van Horn (E), Wahtum Lake Guard Station (F), Wahtum Lake Recreation Site (G), Wasco Light (H), White River Park Campground (I), Winans (J), Windmaster Corner (K), Wyeth (L), Wyeth Recreation Site (M), Badger Lake Recreation Site (N), Bald Mountain Shelter (O), Hood River Golf Course (P), Hood River Hatchery (Q), Hunters Camp (R), Barlow Guard Station (S), Kinnikinnick Recreation Site (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Upper Valley Cemetery (1), Frankton Cemetery (2), Pine Grove Butte Cemetery (3), Shelley Family Cemetery (4), Idlewilde Cemetery (5), Saint Mary's Cemetery (6), Mountain View Memorial Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Warren Lake (A), Koberg Slough (B), Wahtum Lake (C), Lost Lake (D), Bear Lake (E), Scout Lake (F), Black Lake (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Meadows Creek (A), Middle Fork Hood River (B), Midget Creek (C), Mine Creek (D), Mineral Creek (E), Mitchell Creek (F), Kershaw Creek (G), Mosquito Creek (H), Little Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hood River County include: Vinzenz Lausmann State Park (1), Viento State Park (2), Tucker County Park (3), Kingsley Reservoir County Park (4), Toll Bridge County Park (5), Wygant State Park (6), Wyeth State Park (7), Sheridan State Park (8), Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Koberg Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.8%
Oregon:	12.1%

Current college students: 562
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,355 (18% naturalized citizens)

Hood River County:	16.4%
Whole state:	8.5%

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,375
• One, attached: 100
• Two: 265
• 3 or 4: 232
• 5 to 9: 228
• 10 to 19: 159
• 20 or more: 339
• Mobile homes: 1,109
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Hood River County with a mortgage: 2,179 (244 second mortgage, 263 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,019

Here:	68.1% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Hood River County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 400% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1993 at 13:34:35, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 12.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 59.1 miles away from Hood River County center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 63.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/2002 at 14:36:04, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 MD, Depth: 3.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 18.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/8/2006 at 02:48:26, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.5 MD, Depth: 2.4 mi) earthquake occurred 86.6 miles away from Hood River County center
On 7/14/2008 at 18:45:55, a magnitude 4.2 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.2 MD, Depth: 13.0 mi) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/20/1995 at 12:48:48, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.1 MD, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from Hood River County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,673 (72%) Carpooled: 1,144 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 44 (0%) Walked: 597 (6%) Other means: 46 (0%) Worked at home: 695 (8%)

7.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,588 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.78%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.40% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($17,157 average AGI)
4.39% relocated from other states ($25,431 average AGI)

Hood River County:	4.39%
Oregon average:	4.35%

from Multnomah County, OR	1.07% ($31,405 average AGI)
from Wasco County, OR	0.72% ($36,453)
from Klickitat County, WA	0.51% ($35,342)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.39% ($52,655)
from Washington County, OR	0.24% ($40,611)
from Skamania County, WA	0.18% ($35,692)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.15% ($77,818)

8.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,612 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.45%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.53% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($17,153 average AGI)
3.92% relocated to other states ($16,459 average AGI)

Hood River County:	3.92%
Oregon average:	3.37%

to Wasco County, OR	1.28% ($35,716 average AGI)
to Multnomah County, OR	1.26% ($31,649)
to Klickitat County, WA	0.79% ($44,288)
to Washington County, OR	0.36% ($27,000)
to Skamania County, WA	0.32% ($42,292)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.32% ($37,875)
to Clark County, WA	0.24% ($32,556)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,825 (2,542 aged, 283 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,112 (4,134 male householders, 1,123 female householders)

  4,348 spouses, 6,053 children (5,600 natural, 178 adopted, 275 stepchildren), 312 grandchildren, 170 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 264 other relatives, 641 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,430 (942 male householders (712 living alone)), 1,061 female householders (930 living alone)), 427 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 869 (255 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,198 2-persons, 1,125 3-persons, 1,021 4-persons, 520 5-persons, 252 6-persons, 141 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,642 1-person, 327 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

75.3% of residents of Hood River County speak English at home.
22.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $111,424,000 ($5267 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,297,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,105,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,885,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $260,000
Federal grants: $26,400,000
Federal procurement contracts: $18,456,000 ($12,056,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,317,000 ($390,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,239,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,213,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,271,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+32 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.15 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

54% of Hood River County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Oregon.

Hood River County:	54.0%
State average:	48.0%

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

• This state: 8165
• Northeast: 691
• Midwest: 1746
• South: 894
• West: 5381

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $248,300

Here:	10.3%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	7.9%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	10.8%
Oregon:	16.1%

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