Klamath County, Oregon (OR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,524
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,150
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,243 (it was 8,055 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 32% |
| State: | 38% |
Land area: 5944 sq. mi.
Water area: 191.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 12 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.0%), Retail trade (13.6%), Manufacturing (10.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 52,61075.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 10,14814.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 4,4846.4%Two or more races
- 2,3243.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2540.4%Asian alone
- 1560.2%Some other race alone
- 1360.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 520.07%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
| Median resident age: | 40.9 years |
| Oregon median age: | 40.1 years |
| Males: 36,217 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 33,947 |  (48.4%) |
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| Klamath County: | 2.0 people |
| Oregon: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $46,721 ($31,537 in 1999)
| This county: | $46,721 |
| Oregon: | $71,562 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $768 (lower quartile is $575, upper quartile is $981)
| This county: | $768 |
| State: | $1150 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $246,000 (it was $87,000 in 2000)
| Klamath: | $246,000 |
| Oregon: | $422,700 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,249Detached houses: $263,573
Here: $263,573 State: $498,099 Townhouses or other attached units: $297,130
Here: $297,130 State: $392,138 In 2-unit structures: $166,632
Here: $166,632 State: $453,242 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,943
Here: $231,943 State: $350,374 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $219,706
Here: $219,706 State: $378,730 Mobile homes: $122,913
Here: $122,913 State: $191,594 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $20,813
Here: $20,813 State: $135,968
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $333
Institutionalized population: 204
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 26
- Robberies: 5
- Assaults: 94
- Burglaries: 159
- Thefts: 334
- Auto thefts: 163
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 54
- Burglaries: 61
- Thefts: 147
- Auto thefts: 64
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 182 buildings, average cost: $281,200
- 2020: 152 buildings, average cost: $217,100
- 2019: 137 buildings, average cost: $259,300
- 2018: 138 buildings, average cost: $250,400
- 2017: 98 buildings, average cost: $240,900
- 2016: 95 buildings, average cost: $237,900
- 2015: 90 buildings, average cost: $243,800
- 2014: 75 buildings, average cost: $229,300
- 2013: 63 buildings, average cost: $239,100
- 2012: 62 buildings, average cost: $178,000
- 2011: 57 buildings, average cost: $198,500
- 2010: 68 buildings, average cost: $184,600
- 2009: 59 buildings, average cost: $230,600
- 2008: 110 buildings, average cost: $258,600
- 2007: 311 buildings, average cost: $225,700
- 2006: 443 buildings, average cost: $225,800
- 2005: 480 buildings, average cost: $236,700
- 2004: 319 buildings, average cost: $231,300
- 2003: 241 buildings, average cost: $215,100
- 2002: 212 buildings, average cost: $206,000
- 2001: 161 buildings, average cost: $176,200
- 2000: 148 buildings, average cost: $174,600
- 1999: 158 buildings, average cost: $179,200
- 1998: 145 buildings, average cost: $157,000
- 1997: 163 buildings, average cost: $142,900
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,795 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,288 (0.6%)
| Klamath County: | 20.5% |
| Oregon: | 12.2% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 40.9 years old
(Males: 39.4 years old, Females: 43.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.3 years old, Black residents: 47.3 years old, American Indian residents: 24.1 years old, Asian residents: 52.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.3 years old, Other race residents: 39.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Klamath County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $768 a month.
Cities in this county include: Altamont, Klamath Falls, Keno, Crescent Lake, Langell, Poe Valley, Merrill, Chiloquin, Malin, Bonanza.
Local government website: www.co.klamath.or.us
Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Maine 
, Orange County, Vermont , Elmore County, Idaho , Franklin County, Iowa , Milwaukee County, Wisconsin .
| Here: | 5.8% |
| Oregon: | 3.7% |
Current college students: 2,970
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,547 (53.3% naturalized citizens)
| Klamath County: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4642010 or later
- 4942000 to 2009
- 1,0931990 to 1999
- 6371980 to 1989
- 4291970 to 1979
- 843Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 23,239
- One, attached: 1,111
- Two: 989
- 3 or 4: 1,558
- 5 to 9: 298
- 10 to 19: 291
- 20 to 49: 601
- 50 or more: 584
- Mobile homes: 4,258
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Housing units in Klamath County with a mortgage: 10,613 (736 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 700 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106
| Here: | 8.6% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Klamath County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 7,945 | 63 |
| Catholic | 4,460 | 7 |
| Other | 3,677 | 14 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,218 | 14 |
| Black Protestant | 30 | 1 |
| None | 48,050 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 16
| Klamath County: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12
| This county: | 1.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
| Klamath County: | 2.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 59
| This county: | 8.88 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Klamath County: | 8.3% |
| Oregon: | 7.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Klamath County: | 25.0% |
| State: | 25.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.0% |
| State: | 14.2% |
Agriculture in Klamath County:
Average size of farms: 572 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85,567
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $393.22
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.60%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $78,755
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.65%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 95.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $97,123
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.36%
All wheat for grain: 5319 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Klamath County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 3301% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 242.9 miles away from Klamath County center
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 261.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 330.2 miles away from the county center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 173.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 203.1 miles away from Klamath County center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
On 8/17/1991 at 22:17:14, a magnitude 7.1 (6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi) earthquake occurred 211.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Oregon Wildfires And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 7, 2020 - November 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4562, Natural disaster type: Fire, Wind
- Oregon Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4499-OR: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4499, Natural disaster type: Other
- Oregon Royce Butte Fire, Incident Period: September 16, 2008 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 17, 2008, FEMA Id: 2787, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Oregon Severe Winter Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 25, 1996 to January 06, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1160: January 23, 1997, FEMA Id: 1160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Oregon Earthquakes, Incident Period: September 20, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1004: October 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 1004, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
- Oregon Drought, Incident Period: April 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3039: April 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3039, Natural disaster type: Drought
- Oregon Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 24, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-184: December 24, 1964, FEMA Id: 184, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Klamath County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 19,637 (74.9%)
- Carpooled: 1,872 (7.1%)
- Bus: 34 (0.1%)
- Ferryboat: 43 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 135 (0.5%)
- Bicycle: 48 (0.2%)
- Walked: 352 (1.3%)
- Worked at home: 3,436 (13.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Transportation and warehousing (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (15%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (5%)
- Mexico (62%)
- Canada (4%)
- Netherlands (2%)
- South Africa (2%)
- Philippines (2%)
- Guatemala (2%)
- Other Eastern Europe (2%)
- English (18%)
- German (11%)
- American (8%)
- Irish (8%)
- European (3%)
- Italian (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Klamath County, Oregon in 2010:
- 450 people in college/university student housing
- 103 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 102 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 97 people in group homes intended for adults
- 77 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 45 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 30 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 22 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 15 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 9 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Klamath County, Oregon in 2000:
- 374 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 185 people in nursing homes
- 128 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 116 people in other group homes
- 76 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 36 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 29 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 24 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 24 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 21 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 15 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7.87% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,573 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.87% |
| Oregon average: | 8.20% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($401 average AGI)
Klamath County: 0.09% Oregon average: 0.01%
3.24% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($19,823 average AGI)
4.54% relocated from other states ($30,348 average AGI)
Klamath County: 4.54% Oregon average: 3.99%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Deschutes County, OR |  0.61% ($58,400 average AGI) |
| from Jackson County, OR | 0.54% ($36,103) |
| from Lane County, OR | 0.34% ($48,230) |
| from Multnomah County, OR | 0.24% ($51,934) |
| from Siskiyou County, CA | 0.20% ($37,720) |
| from Washington County, OR | 0.18% ($64,178) |
| from Los Angeles County, CA | 0.17% ($42,523) |
6.74% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,496 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.74% |
| Oregon average: | 8.24% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.86% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($18,370 average AGI)
3.87% relocated to other states ($28,126 average AGI)
Klamath County: 3.87% Oregon average: 4.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Jackson County, OR | 0.50% ($41,984 average AGI) |
| to Deschutes County, OR | 0.36% ($53,956) |
| to Lane County, OR | 0.30% ($45,547) |
| to Marion County, OR | 0.19% ($17,106) |
| to Douglas County, OR | 0.18% ($37,477) |
| to Washington County, OR | 0.18% ($35,568) |
| to Clackamas County, OR | 0.14% ($59,250) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,543 (10,424 aged, 2,119 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,640 (17%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Klamath County, Oregon in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (913)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (891)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (836)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (657)
- Unspecified dementia (560)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (550)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (428)
- Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (299)
- Congestive heart failure (260)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (213)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,907
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 204
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,495
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,091
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,130
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 49
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 79
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 46.4. This is more than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 227.5. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 132.5
- Poisoning - 46.4
- Other - 48.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 70,164- Male householders: 14,402 (3,814 living alone), Female householders: 14,486 (4,863 living alone)
12,268 spouses (12,145 opposite-sex spouses), 3,420 unmarried partners, (3,360 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,366 children (13,794 natural, 1,150 adopted, 2,422 stepchildren), 1,339 grandchildren, 515 brothers or sisters, 1,251 parents, 74 foster children, 710 other relatives, 3,099 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,234
Size of family households: 8,780 2-persons, 3,148 3-persons, 2,056 4-persons, 1,322 5-persons, 1,235 6-persons, 166 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,677 1-person, 3,085 2-persons, 384 3-persons, 35 4-persons.
7,677 married couples with children.
6,152 single-parent households (3,244 men, 2,908 women).
91.2% of residents of Klamath speak English at home.
7.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $441,654,000 ($6,784 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $42,946,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $199,240,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $81,763,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,446,000
Federal grants: $72,419,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,169,000 ($3,033,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $59,617,000 ($25,347,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $970,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,969,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,307,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,257| Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 65 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,623
| Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +395
| Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +20 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,513
| Here: | +23 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +21 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.98 millions of gallons per day (100% from ground, 0% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 |
| State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Klamath County, Oregon
- 4672020 or later
- 1,3952010 to 2019
- 3,9222000 to 2009
- 3,3121990 to 1999
- 3,2371980 to 1989
- 7,1831970 to 1979
- 3,3251960 to 1969
- 3,1421950 to 1959
- 2,5651940 to 1949
- 4,3901939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Klamath County, Oregon
- 01 room
- 912 rooms
- 6703 rooms
- 3,6644 rooms
- 5,9855 rooms
- 2,6086 rooms
- 2,5987 rooms
- 1,7108 rooms
- 2,2299+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Klamath County, Oregon
- 6131 room
- 3772 rooms
- 7363 rooms
- 3,1314 rooms
- 1,9175 rooms
- 1,0586 rooms
- 1,0447 rooms
- 3188 rooms
- 1399+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Klamath County, Oregon
- 0no bedroom
- 3931 bedroom
- 4,7232 bedrooms
- 11,3683 bedrooms
- 2,3874 bedrooms
- 6845+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Klamath County, Oregon
- 722no bedroom
- 1,1511 bedroom
- 4,3292 bedrooms
- 2,7873 bedrooms
- 3444 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Klamath County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 406no vehicle
- 3,5841 vehicle
- 9,1182 vehicles
- 3,6493 vehicles
- 1,7364 vehicles
- 1,0625+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Klamath County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,655no vehicle
- 3,0481 vehicle
- 3,4102 vehicles
- 9853 vehicles
- 2354 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
82.9% of Klamath County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Oregon.
| Klamath County: | 82.9% |
| State average: | 84.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 34,988
- Other state: 32,075
- Northeast: 1,066
- Midwest: 3,889
- South: 3,409
- West: 23,711
- 51.3%Utility gas
- 29.0%Electricity
- 13.0%Wood
- 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%Solar energy
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 51.8%Electricity
- 35.1%Utility gas
- 4.4%Other fuel
- 4.3%Wood
- 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.0%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 735
| Here: | 11.8% |
| Oregon: | 13.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 227
| Here: | 6.9% |
| Oregon: | 9.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 224
| Here: | 7.6% |
| Oregon: | 18.3% |
Klamath County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,974,000
Cash and Securities: $1,830,000
- Charges - Other: $6,323,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,313,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,094,000
Other: $4,550,000
Regular Highways: $1,105,000
Natural Resources - Other: $845,000
Natural Resources - Other: $713,000
Regular Highways: $291,000
Parks and Recreation: $81,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,404,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,954,000
Regular Highways: $11,917,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,662,000
Corrections - Other: $6,290,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,783,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,279,000
Police Protection: $4,767,000
Health - Other: $4,593,000
Health - Other: $4,331,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,328,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,308,000
Police Protection: $4,263,000
General - Other: $4,188,000
General - Other: $3,759,000
Financial Administration: $3,711,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,808,000
Financial Administration: $2,714,000
Libraries: $2,635,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,550,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,542,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,613,000
Central Staff Services: $1,374,000
General Public Buildings: $1,262,000
Central Staff Services: $743,000
Parks and Recreation: $670,000
Parks and Recreation: $669,000
Corrections - Other: $623,000
Public Welfare - Other: $332,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $254,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,111,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,117,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,617,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,031,000
Interest Earnings: $1,182,000
General Revenue - Other: $528,000
Sale of Property: $346,000
Fines and Forfeits: $346,000
Fines and Forfeits: $328,000
General Revenue - Other: $322,000
Donations From Private Sources: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,691,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,051,000
Health - Other: $502,000
General - Other: $476,000
Financial Administration: $368,000
Natural Resources - Other: $238,000
General Public Building: $179,000
Corrections - Other: $148,000
Natural Resources - Other: $81,000
Solid Waste Management: $62,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
Libraries: $44,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
General - Other: $8,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $134,517,000
Cash and Securities: $123,797,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,919,000
Highways: $10,426,000
Other: $10,069,000
Other: $6,749,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,638,000
General Local Government Support: $3,382,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,315,000
Education: $2,117,000
Education: $1,615,000
General Local Government Support: $960,000
- Tax - Property: $15,761,000
Property: $12,101,000
Other License: $3,418,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,641,000
Other License: $2,237,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,210,000
Public Utilities Sales: $740,000
Public Utilities Sales: $725,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $27,429,000
Klamath County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,974,000
Cash and Securities: $1,830,000
- Charges - Other: $6,323,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,313,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,094,000
Other: $4,550,000
Regular Highways: $1,105,000
Natural Resources - Other: $845,000
Natural Resources - Other: $713,000
Regular Highways: $291,000
Parks and Recreation: $81,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,404,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,954,000
Regular Highways: $11,917,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,662,000
Corrections - Other: $6,290,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,783,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,279,000
Police Protection: $4,767,000
Health - Other: $4,593,000
Health - Other: $4,331,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,328,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,308,000
Police Protection: $4,263,000
General - Other: $4,188,000
General - Other: $3,759,000
Financial Administration: $3,711,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,808,000
Financial Administration: $2,714,000
Libraries: $2,635,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,550,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,542,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,613,000
Central Staff Services: $1,374,000
General Public Buildings: $1,262,000
Central Staff Services: $743,000
Parks and Recreation: $670,000
Parks and Recreation: $669,000
Corrections - Other: $623,000
Public Welfare - Other: $332,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $254,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,111,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,117,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,617,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,031,000
Interest Earnings: $1,182,000
General Revenue - Other: $528,000
Sale of Property: $346,000
Fines and Forfeits: $346,000
Fines and Forfeits: $328,000
General Revenue - Other: $322,000
Donations From Private Sources: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,691,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,051,000
Health - Other: $502,000
General - Other: $476,000
Financial Administration: $368,000
Natural Resources - Other: $238,000
General Public Building: $179,000
Corrections - Other: $148,000
Natural Resources - Other: $81,000
Solid Waste Management: $62,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
Libraries: $44,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
General - Other: $8,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $134,517,000
Cash and Securities: $123,797,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,919,000
Highways: $10,426,000
Other: $10,069,000
Other: $6,749,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,638,000
General Local Government Support: $3,382,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,315,000
Education: $2,117,000
Education: $1,615,000
General Local Government Support: $960,000
- Tax - Property: $15,761,000
Property: $12,101,000
Other License: $3,418,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,641,000
Other License: $2,237,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,210,000
Public Utilities Sales: $740,000
Public Utilities Sales: $725,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $27,429,000
Klamath County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,974,000
Cash and Securities: $1,830,000
- Charges - Other: $6,323,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,313,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,094,000
Other: $4,550,000
Regular Highways: $1,105,000
Natural Resources - Other: $845,000
Natural Resources - Other: $713,000
Regular Highways: $291,000
Parks and Recreation: $81,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,404,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,954,000
Regular Highways: $11,917,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,662,000
Corrections - Other: $6,290,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,783,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,279,000
Police Protection: $4,767,000
Health - Other: $4,593,000
Health - Other: $4,331,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,328,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,308,000
Police Protection: $4,263,000
General - Other: $4,188,000
General - Other: $3,759,000
Financial Administration: $3,711,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,808,000
Financial Administration: $2,714,000
Libraries: $2,635,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,550,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,542,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,613,000
Central Staff Services: $1,374,000
General Public Buildings: $1,262,000
Central Staff Services: $743,000
Parks and Recreation: $670,000
Parks and Recreation: $669,000
Corrections - Other: $623,000
Public Welfare - Other: $332,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $254,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,111,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,117,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,617,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,031,000
Interest Earnings: $1,182,000
General Revenue - Other: $528,000
Sale of Property: $346,000
Fines and Forfeits: $346,000
Fines and Forfeits: $328,000
General Revenue - Other: $322,000
Donations From Private Sources: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,691,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,051,000
Health - Other: $502,000
General - Other: $476,000
Financial Administration: $368,000
Natural Resources - Other: $238,000
General Public Building: $179,000
Corrections - Other: $148,000
Natural Resources - Other: $81,000
Solid Waste Management: $62,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
Libraries: $44,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
General - Other: $8,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $134,517,000
Cash and Securities: $123,797,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,919,000
Highways: $10,426,000
Other: $10,069,000
Other: $6,749,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,638,000
General Local Government Support: $3,382,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,315,000
Education: $2,117,000
Education: $1,615,000
General Local Government Support: $960,000
- Tax - Property: $15,761,000
Property: $12,101,000
Other License: $3,418,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,641,000
Other License: $2,237,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,210,000
Public Utilities Sales: $740,000
Public Utilities Sales: $725,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $27,429,000
Klamath County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,974,000
Cash and Securities: $1,830,000
- Charges - Other: $6,323,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,313,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,094,000
Other: $4,550,000
Regular Highways: $1,105,000
Natural Resources - Other: $845,000
Natural Resources - Other: $713,000
Regular Highways: $291,000
Parks and Recreation: $81,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,404,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,954,000
Regular Highways: $11,917,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,662,000
Corrections - Other: $6,290,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,783,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,279,000
Police Protection: $4,767,000
Health - Other: $4,593,000
Health - Other: $4,331,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,328,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,308,000
Police Protection: $4,263,000
General - Other: $4,188,000
General - Other: $3,759,000
Financial Administration: $3,711,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,808,000
Financial Administration: $2,714,000
Libraries: $2,635,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,550,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,542,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,613,000
Central Staff Services: $1,374,000
General Public Buildings: $1,262,000
Central Staff Services: $743,000
Parks and Recreation: $670,000
Parks and Recreation: $669,000
Corrections - Other: $623,000
Public Welfare - Other: $332,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $254,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,111,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,117,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,617,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,031,000
Interest Earnings: $1,182,000
General Revenue - Other: $528,000
Sale of Property: $346,000
Fines and Forfeits: $346,000
Fines and Forfeits: $328,000
General Revenue - Other: $322,000
Donations From Private Sources: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,691,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,051,000
Health - Other: $502,000
General - Other: $476,000
Financial Administration: $368,000
Natural Resources - Other: $238,000
General Public Building: $179,000
Corrections - Other: $148,000
Natural Resources - Other: $81,000
Solid Waste Management: $62,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
Libraries: $44,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
General - Other: $8,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $134,517,000
Cash and Securities: $123,797,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,919,000
Highways: $10,426,000
Other: $10,069,000
Other: $6,749,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,638,000
General Local Government Support: $3,382,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,315,000
Education: $2,117,000
Education: $1,615,000
General Local Government Support: $960,000
- Tax - Property: $15,761,000
Property: $12,101,000
Other License: $3,418,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,641,000
Other License: $2,237,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,210,000
Public Utilities Sales: $740,000
Public Utilities Sales: $725,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $27,429,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,603
- Number of aged recipients: 133
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,470
- Number of recipients under 18: 206
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,146
- Number of recipients older than 64: 251
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 579
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 758
| Most common first names in Klamath County, OR among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 401 | 74.4 years |
| William | 372 | 73.8 years |
| James | 315 | 71.2 years |
| Robert | 304 | 71.2 years |
| Mary | 257 | 78.8 years |
| Charles | 227 | 75.8 years |
| George | 219 | 77.3 years |
| Dorothy | 153 | 77.0 years |
| Richard | 136 | 69.5 years |
| Helen | 130 | 79.6 years |
| Most common last names in Klamath County, OR among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 173 | 78.0 years |
| Johnson | 143 | 77.0 years |
| Brown | 115 | 74.0 years |
| Williams | 85 | 74.4 years |
| Jones | 81 | 75.8 years |
| Miller | 79 | 73.4 years |
| Anderson | 78 | 77.2 years |
| Moore | 70 | 73.4 years |
| Davis | 66 | 76.5 years |
| Nelson | 62 | 79.2 years |
| Businesses in Klamath County, OR | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Albertsons | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Best Western | 2 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
| Burger King | 3 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Circle K | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
| ColorTyme | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Dennys | 1 | Safeway | 2 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| FedEx | 9 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
| GNC | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| Goodwill | 4 | Toyota | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 3 | |
| Honda | 1 | UPS | 12 | |
| Jones New York | 2 | Vans | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Vons | 2 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kroger | 2 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | |||
Klamath County on our top lists:
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"