Hood River County, Oregon (OR)

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County population in 2005: 21,284 (43% urban, 57% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,703
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,545

% of renters here:	35%
State:	36%

Land area: 522 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 41 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.2%
Whole state:	11.6%

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

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

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:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Hood River County, Oregon:

White Non-Hispanic (70.7%)
Hispanic (25.0%)
Other race (15.4%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Japanese (0.9%)
Black (0.6%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,631
County population in 2003: 20,857
Jobs in 2003: 10,793

Hood River County,OR real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 12,508
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.5%

Average household size:

Hood River County:	2.7 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,226 ($38,326 in 2000)

This county	$40,226
Oregon:	$42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $210,308

Hood River County	$210,308
Oregon:	$201,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $538
Institutionalized population: 325
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hood River County in 2000: $975

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

Hood River County races chart

Hood River County, OR map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 88 buildings, average cost: $143,500
2001: 109 buildings, average cost: $118,600
2002: 143 buildings, average cost: $137,600
2003: 156 buildings, average cost: $145,600
2004: 155 buildings, average cost: $172,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Hood River County Oregon:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 56.7%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 41.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,305 (0.9%)

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, Mount Hood, Ochoco, 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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.0%
Oregon:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 805
1990 to 1994: 743
1985 to 1989: 615
1980 to 1984: 410
1975 to 1979: 277
1970 to 1974: 189
1970 to 1974: 64
1965 to 1969: 252

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

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

Hood River County marital status for males

Hood River County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Hood River County
Average size of farms: 52 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $106047
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $3230.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.59%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $95859
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.84%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49621
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 75.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.49
Vegetables: 38 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 15682 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
Construction (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (85%)
Canada (4%)
Germany (2%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Japan (1%)
Philippines (1%)
Honduras (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hood River County:

German (13%)
English (11%)
United States or American (10%)
Irish (7%)
Norwegian (3%)
Swedish (2%)
Italian (2%)

Hood River County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Hood River County, Oregon

483 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
185 people in nursing homes
140 people in unknown juvenile institutions
43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,446.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Hood River County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Hood River County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hood River County

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

Households: 19,542

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.

4,031 married couples with children.
978 single-parent households (287 men, 691 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,602

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

Deaths: 958

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

Net international migration: +689

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

Net internal migration: -433

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

Population growth in Hood River County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 157
1995 to 1998: 586
1990 to 1994: 635
1980 to 1989: 1,065
1970 to 1979: 1,643
1960 to 1969: 673
1950 to 1959: 883
1940 to 1949: 599
1939 or earlier: 1,577

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hood River County, Oregon:

1 room: 17
2 rooms: 52
3 rooms: 223
4 rooms: 441
5 rooms: 1,110
6 rooms: 986
7 rooms: 726
8 rooms: 602
9 or more rooms: 546

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hood River County, Oregon:

1 room: 138
2 rooms: 256
3 rooms: 408
4 rooms: 629
5 rooms: 479
6 rooms: 323
7 rooms: 134
8 rooms: 84
9 or more rooms: 94

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hood River County:

no bedroom: 17
1 bedroom: 196
2 bedrooms: 993
3 bedrooms: 2,509
4 bedrooms: 775
5 or more bedrooms: 213

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hood River County:

no bedroom: 170
1 bedroom: 586
2 bedrooms: 981
3 bedrooms: 610
4 bedrooms: 141
5 or more bedrooms: 57

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

no vehicle: 163
1 vehicle: 970
2 vehicles: 1,977
3 vehicles: 1,049
4 vehicles: 407
5 or more vehicles: 137

Cars and other vehicles available in Hood River County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 335
1 vehicle: 1,025
2 vehicles: 951
3 vehicles: 153
4 vehicles: 70
5 or more vehicles: 11

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (47%)
Utility gas (21%)
Wood (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (64%)
Utility gas (14%)
Wood (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 286

Here:	10.3%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 96

Here:	7.9%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43

Here:	10.8%
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)

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