Malheur County, Oregon (OR)

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• • 18,44158.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,37636.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8732.8%Two or more races
  • 3211.0%Asian alone
  • 2880.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2630.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 580.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 120.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $278,929

Here:	$278,929
State:	$498,099

Townhouses or other attached units: $328,173

Here:	$328,173
State:	$392,138

In 2-unit structures: $122,199

Here:	$122,199
State:	$453,242

Mobile homes: $119,088

Here:	$119,088
State:	$191,594

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $7,947

Here:	$7,947
State:	$135,968

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 94
• Auto thefts: 32

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 57
• Auto thefts: 9

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,976 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,352 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Malheur County is $445 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $784 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ontario, Brogan, Nyssa, Vale, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur Junction, Owyhee, West Vale, Jordan Valley, Annex.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County, Maine , Coos County , Benzie County, Michigan , Lane County , Oneida County, New York , Marquette County, Wisconsin , St. Lawrence County, New York , Meeker County, Minnesota , Tripp County, South Dakota .

Current college students: 1,349
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,068 (27.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5152010 or later
• 9052000 to 2009
• 7311990 to 1999
• 7171980 to 1989
• 2681970 to 1979
• 450Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,656
• One, attached: 423
• Two: 435
• 3 or 4: 459
• 5 to 9: 320
• 10 to 19: 180
• 20 to 49: 533
• 50 or more: 48
• Mobile homes: 1,689
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Malheur County with a mortgage: 3,152 (136 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 112 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Religion statistics for Malheur County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Malheur County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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 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, Incident Period: December 26, 2003 to January 14, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1510: February 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1510, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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

7.97% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($37,432 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.75% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($6,236 average AGI)
6.22% relocated from other states ($31,196 average AGI)

Malheur County:	6.22%
Oregon average:	3.99%

from Canyon County, ID	1.23% ($35,311 average AGI)
from Ada County, ID	1.23% ($40,555)
from Payette County, ID	1.22% ($37,127)
from Washington County, ID	0.27% ($38,231)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.23% ($25,909)

7.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,205 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.64% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($6,442 average AGI)
5.65% relocated to other states ($39,761 average AGI)

Malheur County:	5.65%
Oregon average:	4.04%

to Payette County, ID	1.33% ($66,477 average AGI)
to Canyon County, ID	1.01% ($43,113)
to Ada County, ID	0.68% ($31,477)
to Marion County, OR	0.38% ($14,722)
to Washington County, ID	0.30% ($30,655)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Malheur County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,784 (1,505 living alone), Female householders: 5,264 (1,487 living alone)

• 4,466 spouses (4,442 opposite-sex spouses), 794 unmarried partners, (771 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,654 children (9,115 natural, 175 adopted, 362 stepchildren), 627 grandchildren, 301 brothers or sisters, 482 parents, 7 foster children, 295 other relatives, 1,063 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,717

Size of family households: 2,877 2-persons, 1,257 3-persons, 1,072 4-persons, 655 5-persons, 310 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,990 1-person, 550 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

4,851 married couples with children.
2,369 single-parent households (747 men, 1,622 women).

73.8% of residents of Malheur speak English at home.
24.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $163,708,000 ($5,209 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,286,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,910,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,890,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,463,000
Federal grants: $42,719,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,071,000 ($36,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,655,000 ($1,424,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,407,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,530,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,266,000

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

Here:	-59 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.56 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)

• Year house built in Malheur County, Oregon
• 02020 or later
• 4952010 to 2019
• 8782000 to 2009
• 1,3011990 to 1999
• 1,2061980 to 1989
• 2,8091970 to 1979
• 1,2691960 to 1969
• 1,2871950 to 1959
• 1,0521940 to 1949
• 1,3581939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Malheur County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Malheur County, Oregon
• 231 room
• 1172 rooms
• 1743 rooms
• 9234 rooms
• 1,0525 rooms
• 1,3456 rooms
• 8137 rooms
• 6808 rooms
• 9089+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Malheur County, Oregon
• 1691 room
• 2302 rooms
• 7983 rooms
• 1,0674 rooms
• 8375 rooms
• 5136 rooms
• 1397 rooms
• 1118 rooms
• 1279+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Malheur County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Malheur County, Oregon
• 23no bedroom
• 2391 bedroom
• 1,1372 bedrooms
• 3,3373 bedrooms
• 9994 bedrooms
• 2835+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Malheur County, Oregon
• 176no bedroom
• 6611 bedroom
• 1,4212 bedrooms
• 1,3733 bedrooms
• 3124 bedrooms
• 475+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Malheur County, Oregon in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Malheur County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 184no vehicle
• 1,2491 vehicle
• 2,2342 vehicles
• 1,5173 vehicles
• 4964 vehicles
• 3355+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Malheur County in renter-occupied apartments
• 453no vehicle
• 1,7551 vehicle
• 1,1732 vehicles
• 3823 vehicles
• 1334 vehicles
• 1055+ vehicles

86.3% of Malheur County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Oregon.

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

• This state: 14,234
• Other state: 14,003
• Northeast: 270
• Midwest: 1,446
• South: 1,869
• West: 10,349

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 719
• Number of aged recipients: 90
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 629
• Number of recipients under 18: 112
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 443
• Number of recipients older than 64: 164
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 316
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 293