Malheur County, Oregon (OR)

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• • 18,78759.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 10,82234.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6202.0%Two or more races
  • 4441.4%Asian alone
  • 2970.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2670.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 250.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $245,209

Here:	$245,209
State:	$422,890

Townhouses or other attached units: $288,566

Here:	$288,566
State:	$360,411

In 2-unit structures: $103,816

Here:	$103,816
State:	$298,318

Mobile homes: $106,576

Here:	$106,576
State:	$144,252

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $8,284

Here:	$8,284
State:	$59,096

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 82
• Thefts: 127
• Auto thefts: 23

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 49
• Thefts: 107
• Auto thefts: 8

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 2019: $1,681 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,330 (1.0%)

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: 81.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,912 (26.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3292010 or later
• 9862000 to 2009
• 6331990 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: 7,699
• One, attached: 280
• Two: 665
• 3 or 4: 342
• 5 to 9: 334
• 10 to 19: 230
• 20 to 49: 383
• 50 or more: 107
• Mobile homes: 1,931
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Malheur County with a mortgage: 3,192 (28 second mortgage, 196 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,858

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

7.10% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,605 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.36% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($11,717 average AGI)
5.74% relocated from other states ($25,889 average AGI)

Malheur County:	5.74%
Oregon average:	4.41%

from Payette County, ID	1.46% ($30,078 average AGI)
from Canyon County, ID	0.85% ($31,622)
from Ada County, ID	0.75% ($27,485)
from Washington County, ID	0.24% ($24,714)

7.23% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,021 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.69% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($10,986 average AGI)
5.54% relocated to other states ($29,035 average AGI)

Malheur County:	5.54%
Oregon average:	3.05%

to Payette County, ID	1.62% ($40,535 average AGI)
to Canyon County, ID	0.99% ($37,046)
to Ada County, ID	0.81% ($33,845)
to Washington County, ID	0.30% ($41,654)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

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: 5,136 (1,487 living alone), Female householders: 5,159 (1,539 living alone)

• 4,618 spouses (4,603 opposite-sex spouses), 636 unmarried partners, (636 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,333 children (8,735 natural, 219 adopted, 368 stepchildren), 608 grandchildren, 324 brothers or sisters, 218 parents, 35 foster children, 350 other relatives, 753 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,779

Size of family households: 3,130 2-persons, 1,299 3-persons, 1,077 4-persons, 678 5-persons, 343 6-persons, 196 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,022 1-person, 422 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 53 5-persons.

4,493 married couples with children.
2,428 single-parent households (780 men, 1,648 women).

74.6% of residents of Malheur speak English at home.
24.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% 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
• 1702014 or later
• 1742010 to 2013
• 8482000 to 2009
• 1,5751990 to 1999
• 1,4131980 to 1989
• 2,6471970 to 1979
• 1,2951960 to 1969
• 1,5181950 to 1959
• 9761940 to 1949
• 1,3671939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Malheur County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Malheur County, Oregon
• 61 room
• 142 rooms
• 2523 rooms
• 8914 rooms
• 1,2465 rooms
• 1,1856 rooms
• 8567 rooms
• 5618 rooms
• 1,0659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Malheur County, Oregon
• 2351 room
• 3312 rooms
• 6953 rooms
• 1,1424 rooms
• 8255 rooms
• 4996 rooms
• 2377 rooms
• 1178 rooms
• 1119+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Malheur County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Malheur County, Oregon
• 6no bedroom
• 1841 bedroom
• 1,1462 bedrooms
• 3,4083 bedrooms
• 9294 bedrooms
• 3615+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Malheur County, Oregon
• 236no bedroom
• 6401 bedroom
• 1,6762 bedrooms
• 1,2613 bedrooms
• 2694 bedrooms
• 1125+ 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
• 146no vehicle
• 1,1601 vehicle
• 2,3512 vehicles
• 1,5043 vehicles
• 6674 vehicles
• 2575+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Malheur County in renter-occupied apartments
• 599no vehicle
• 1,8441 vehicle
• 1,1612 vehicles
• 4433 vehicles
• 1154 vehicles
• 675+ vehicles

82.0% of Malheur County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Oregon.

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

• This state: 14,118
• Other state: 13,797
• Northeast: 209
• Midwest: 1,341
• South: 1,825
• West: 10,500

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