Lane County, Oregon (OR)

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% of renters here:	38%
State:	36%

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Races in Lane County, Oregon:

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 158,941	(49.2%)
Females: 164,018	(50.8%)

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Lane County:	2.4 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,111
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$612
State:	$653

Lane County:	$230,500
Oregon:	$257,300

Detached houses: $299,372

Here:	$299,372
State:	$345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $228,727

Here:	$228,727
State:	$271,304

In 2-unit structures: $267,814

Here:	$267,814
State:	$280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,111

Here:	$158,111
State:	$286,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $97,417

Here:	$97,417
State:	$281,504

Mobile homes: $79,130

Here:	$79,130
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $51,504

Here:	$51,504
State:	$46,959

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 21
• Assaults: 148
• Burglaries: 757
• Thefts: 886
• Auto thefts: 343

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 122
• Burglaries: 765
• Thefts: 762
• Auto thefts: 244

Lane County:	14.3%
Oregon:	12.9%

Area name: Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lane County is $561 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $710 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $993 a month.

Cities in this county include: Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove, Florence, Junction City, Creswell, Oakridge, Veneta, Dunes City, Coburg.

2005 air pollution in Lane County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 18 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 74 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 12.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 58 µg/m³. Significanly above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Deschutes County , Douglas County , Klamath County , Lincoln County , Linn County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lane County: Dorena Tree Improvement Center (A), Abernethy (B), Abrams (C), Camp Florence (D), Camp Lane (E), Camp Melakwa (F), Camp Six (G), Camp Tsiltcoos (H), Camp Wilani (I), Dougren (J), Campers Flat Recreation Site (K), Turner Creek Camp (L), Twin Rocks Shelter (M), Alder Dune Recreation Site (N), Alder Lake Camp (O), Tyee Recreation Site (P), Alder Springs Recreation Site (Q), Driftwood Recreation Site (R), Upper End Campground (S), Vaughn Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lane County include: Carmel of Maria Regina Monastery (A), Hebron Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Union-Turnbow-Mays Cemetery (1), Mohawk Community Church Cemetery (2), Heceta Lodge Number 11 IOOF Cemetery (3), Heatherly Cemetery (4), Drury Cemetery (5), Bemis Cemetery (6), Danish Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Horsefly Lake (A), Mac Lake (B), McBee Lake (C), Dew Lake (D), Horseshoe Lake (E), Krag Lake (F), McFarland Lake (G), Waldo Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Klovdahl Creek (A), Mercer Creek (B), Kizer Creek (C), Mesa Creek (D), Michaels Creek (E), Middle Creek (F), Middle Fork Willamette River (G), Kirk Creek (H), Mike Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lane County include: 52 & Willamette City Park (1), Bohemia Saddle County Park (2), Moon Mountain City Park (3), Joaquin Miller State Park (4), Ada County Park (5), Camp Lane County Park (6), Elijah Bristow State Park (7), Robin Park (8), Montague Memorial Plaque (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Baker Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Vida Post Office (A), Dexter Post Office (B), Alvadore Post Office (C), Swisshome Post Office (D), Cheshire Post Office (E), Jasper Post Office (F), Deadwood Post Office (G), Blachly Post Office (H), Pleasant Hill Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.9%
Oregon:	12.1%

Current college students: 30,647
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 15,961 (38% naturalized citizens)

Lane County:	4.9%
Whole state:	8.5%

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 84,440
• One, attached: 7,247
• Two: 4,771
• 3 or 4: 5,483
• 5 to 9: 5,475
• 10 to 19: 4,675
• 20 or more: 10,773
• Mobile homes: 15,531
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 551

Housing units in Lane County with a mortgage: 44,830 (5,606 second mortgage, 5,379 home equity loan, 233 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,098

Here:	73.6% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Lane County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 23.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/2/1999, a tornado injured one person and caused $10,000 in damages.

Lane County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 83% smaller 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 78.6 miles away from Lane County center
On 7/12/2004 at 16:45:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MB, 4.1 MS, 4.9 MW, 4.8 MW, Depth: 18.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/19/2004 at 06:06:03, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.5 MS, 4.7 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 17.3 mi) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/8/1993 at 00:01:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.0 MB, 3.6 ML, 3.7 MD, Depth: 12.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.8 miles away from Lane County center
On 9/24/2007 at 06:20:54, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, 3.6 ML, Depth: 14.6 mi) earthquake occurred 77.1 miles away from the county center
On 2/8/1995 at 09:10:27, a magnitude 3.7 (3.6 MD, 3.7 ML, Depth: 19.6 mi) earthquake occurred 80.9 miles away from Lane 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: 109,374 (72%) Carpooled: 18,639 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 4,934 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 20 (0%) Subway or elevated: 21 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 23 (0%) Motorcycle: 246 (0%) Bicycle: 4,648 (3%) Walked: 6,363 (4%) Other means: 690 (0%) Worked at home: 7,763 (5%)

6.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,981 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
Oregon average:	8.89%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($286 average AGI)

Lane County:	0.17%
Oregon average:	0.11%

2.62% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($12,336 average AGI)
3.94% relocated from other states ($23,359 average AGI)

Lane County:	3.94%
Oregon average:	4.35%

from Multnomah County, OR	0.33% ($26,972 average AGI)
from Douglas County, OR	0.32% ($36,575)
from Linn County, OR	0.22% ($33,628)
from Washington County, OR	0.21% ($32,833)
from Jackson County, OR	0.21% ($32,724)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.19% ($42,189)
from Deschutes County, OR	0.18% ($32,228)

6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
Oregon average:	7.91%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($303 average AGI)

Lane County:	0.07%
Oregon average:	0.06%

2.97% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($15,216 average AGI)
3.17% relocated to other states ($17,774 average AGI)

Lane County:	3.17%
Oregon average:	3.37%

to Multnomah County, OR	0.62% ($25,531 average AGI)
to Linn County, OR	0.34% ($36,072)
to Washington County, OR	0.32% ($32,106)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.28% ($39,027)
to Marion County, OR	0.21% ($34,184)
to Douglas County, OR	0.20% ($27,567)
to Benton County, OR	0.18% ($32,963)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 51,244 (44,140 aged, 7,104 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 249,844 (62,627 male householders, 20,242 female householders)

  65,580 spouses, 82,199 children (73,923 natural, 2,855 adopted, 5,421 stepchildren), 3,556 grandchildren, 2,016 brothers or sisters, 1,542 parents, 3,550 other relatives, 8,532 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 65,679 (22,191 male householders (14,989 living alone)), 25,556 female householders (19,754 living alone)), 17,932 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 7,436 (2,094 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 38,639 2-persons, 18,435 3-persons, 15,649 4-persons, 6,540 5-persons, 2,471 6-persons, 1,135 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 34,743 1-person, 9,975 2-persons, 1,987 3-persons, 800 4-persons, 187 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

92.1% of residents of Lane County speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,840,218,000 ($5550 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $89,306,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $833,224,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $355,584,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,660,000
Federal grants: $423,077,000
Federal procurement contracts: $90,518,000 ($19,959,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $135,155,000 ($26,334,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $218,905,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $215,895,000
Federal Government insurance: $603,274,000

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

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

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 57.69 millions of gallons per day (39% from ground, 61% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.0
State:	4.0

48% of Lane County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Oregon.

Lane County:	47.7%
State average:	48.0%

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

• This state: 145657
• Northeast: 13286
• Midwest: 39567
• South: 19802
• West: 85843

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $131,600

Here:	7.6%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	7.5%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	5.3%
Oregon:	16.1%

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