Josephine County, Oregon (OR)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	36%

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Races in Josephine County, Oregon:

Median resident age:	43.1 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 36,813	(48.6%)
Females: 38,913	(51.4%)

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Josephine County:	2.4 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,312
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$602
State:	$653

Josephine County:	$269,500
Oregon:	$257,300

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 41
• Burglaries: 294
• Thefts: 682
• Auto thefts: 173

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 36
• Burglaries: 295
• Thefts: 673
• Auto thefts: 157

Josephine County:	17.9%
Oregon:	12.9%

This county:	15.0%
Whole state:	11.6%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Josephine County is $510 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $617 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $877 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grants Pass, Redwood, Cave Junction, Northwest Josephine, Wilderville, Williams.

2005 air pollution in Josephine County:

Carbon Monoxide: 4 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 16 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Del Norte County, California , Curry County , Douglas County , Jackson County , Siskiyou County, California .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Josephine County: Tin Can Recreation Site (A), Camp Grayback (B), Camp Howard (C), Trappers Camp (D), Grants Pass Country Club (E), Tunnel 9 (F), Grayback Recreation Site (G), Grayback Shelter (H), Villair Ranch (I), Carson Cabin (J), Waldo (K), Anderson Station (L), West Ridge Camp (M), Whiskey Creek Campground (N), Whisky Creek Cabin (O), Cave Creek Recreation Site (P), Griffin Picnic Area (Q), Caves Camp (R), Dulog Creek Recreation Area (S), Cedar Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lower Wolf Creek Cemetery (1), Granite Hill Cemetery (2), Hawthorne Memorial Gardens Cemetery (3), Sparlin Cemetery (4), Wilderville Cemetery (5), Deer Creek Cemetery (6), Sloan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bigelow Lakes (A), Bolan Lake (B), Esterly Lakes (C), Miller Lake (D), Little Miller Lake (E), Little Silver Creek Lake (F), East Tanner Lake (G), Rabbit Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Klondike Creek (A), Meehan Slough (B), Mendenhall Creek (C), Miller Creek (D), Minnie Creek (E), Minnow Creek (F), Khoeery Creek (G), Keyte Creek (H), Moon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Josephine County include: Robertson Bridge County Park (1), Illinois National Wild and Scenic River (2), Illinois River Forks State Park (3), Rough and Ready State Park (4), Nobles House (5), Almeda County Park (6), Carpenters Island Park (7), Rand Recreation Area (8), Matson County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: O'Brien Post Office (A), Sunny Valley Post Office (B), Selma Post Office (C), Kerby Post Office (D), Merlin Post Office (E), Wolf Creek Post Office (F), Williams Post Office (G), Wilderville Post Office (H), Murphy Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.9%
Oregon:	12.1%

Current college students: 2,498
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,346 (58% naturalized citizens)

Josephine County:	3.1%
Whole state:	8.5%

Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,021
• One, attached: 820
• Two: 994
• 3 or 4: 871
• 5 to 9: 634
• 10 to 19: 239
• 20 or more: 607
• Mobile homes: 6,602
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 451

Housing units in Josephine County with a mortgage: 8,873 (836 second mortgage, 764 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,391

Here:	62.2% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Josephine County-area historical earthquake activity is below Oregon state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 97.5 miles away from Josephine County center
On 9/21/1993 at 05:45:33, a magnitude 6.0 (5.6 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 68.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/21/1993 at 03:28:55, a magnitude 6.0 (5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 MW, 5.9 ML, Depth: 6.6 mi) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 1 other deaths)
On 12/4/1993 at 22:15:19, a magnitude 5.4 (5.2 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.4 ML, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from Josephine County center
On 9/21/1993 at 06:14:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1990 at 11:45:26, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MB, 4.7 MS, 4.6 ML, Depth: 20.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from Josephine 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: 21,583 (78%) Carpooled: 3,114 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 53 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 162 (1%) Walked: 796 (3%) Other means: 202 (1%) Worked at home: 1,884 (7%)

7.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,065 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.49%
Oregon average:	8.89%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($141 average AGI)

Josephine County:	0.06%
Oregon average:	0.11%

2.75% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($10,720 average AGI)
4.68% relocated from other states ($29,204 average AGI)

Josephine County:	4.68%
Oregon average:	4.35%

from Jackson County, OR	1.40% ($32,093 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.32% ($49,764)
from Douglas County, OR	0.22% ($22,790)
from Lane County, OR	0.20% ($26,571)
from Orange County, CA	0.18% ($50,588)
from San Diego County, CA	0.18% ($69,531)
from Riverside County, CA	0.14% ($37,200)

6.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,791 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Oregon average:	7.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($204 average AGI)

Josephine County:	0.06%
Oregon average:	0.06%

3.36% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($16,715 average AGI)
2.81% relocated to other states ($13,872 average AGI)

Josephine County:	2.81%
Oregon average:	3.37%

to Jackson County, OR	1.41% ($30,486 average AGI)
to Douglas County, OR	0.36% ($28,072)
to Lane County, OR	0.30% ($27,012)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.20% ($29,222)
to Washington County, OR	0.15% ($31,463)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.14% ($31,763)
to Klamath County, OR	0.09% ($32,840)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 18,173 (15,804 aged, 2,369 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 63,178 (16,854 male householders, 4,715 female householders)

  17,404 spouses, 19,696 children (17,506 natural, 643 adopted, 1,547 stepchildren), 1,167 grandchildren, 297 brothers or sisters, 491 parents, 991 other relatives, 1,563 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,532 (3,983 male householders (3,040 living alone)), 5,475 female householders (4,823 living alone)), 2,074 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,016 (739 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,237 2-persons, 4,277 3-persons, 3,478 4-persons, 1,605 5-persons, 581 6-persons, 391 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,863 1-person, 1,384 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

95.2% of residents of Josephine County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $514,892,000 ($6443 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $25,002,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $288,835,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $109,359,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $134,000
Federal grants: $77,021,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,470,000 ($6,836,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,073,000 ($694,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,635,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,013,000
Federal Government insurance: $122,637,000

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	+81 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.47 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

51% of Josephine County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Oregon.

Josephine County:	51.3%
State average:	48.0%

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

• This state: 23478
• Northeast: 3865
• Midwest: 9549
• South: 5038
• West: 30900

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $111,000

Here:	13.1%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	6.8%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	9.0%
Oregon:	16.1%

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