Malheur County, Oregon (OR)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.7%), Retail trade (11.6%), Manufacturing (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Malheur County, Oregon business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Malheur County, Oregon:

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 16,976	(53.7%)
Females: 14,639	(46.3%)

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Malheur County:	2.8 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,016
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$447
State:	$653

Malheur County:	$153,888
Oregon:	$257,300

Detached houses: $226,705

Here:	$226,705
State:	$345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,078

Here:	$151,078
State:	$271,304

In 2-unit structures: $125,603

Here:	$125,603
State:	$280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $76,104

Here:	$76,104
State:	$286,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $586,479

Here:	$586,479
State:	$281,504

Mobile homes: $58,146

Here:	$58,146
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,714

Here:	$23,714
State:	$46,959

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

This county:	18.6%
Whole state:	11.6%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

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, Nyssa, Vale, Jordan Valley, Riverside, Adrian, Brogan, Dead Ox Flat, Juntura, Malheur Junction.

Neighboring counties: Baker County , Humboldt County, Nevada , Grant County , Harney County , Canyon County, Idaho , Owyhee County, Idaho , Payette County, Idaho , Washington County, Idaho .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Malheur County: Doolittle Camp (A), Tom Dowell Ranch (B), Dowell Ranch (C), Tudor Ranch (D), Tunnel Number 4 (E), Tunnel Spur (F), Turner Ranch (G), Twelvemile Ranch (H), Uriquiaga Ranch (I), Vance Ranch (J), Vaughn Peach Ranch (K), Greeley Ranch (L), Carter Ranch (M), Dry Creek Camp (N), Anawalt Lake Ranch (O), Ancil Miller Ranch (P), Andersons Corral (Q), Weiser Junction (R), Greene Ranch (S), Castle Rock Fire Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Malheur County include: Ontario Heights Church (A), Malheur Butte Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Harper Cemetery (1), Brogan Cemetery (2), Valley View Cemetery (3), Malheur Cemetery (4), Watson Cemetery (5), Agency Valley Cemetery (6), Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Williams Charco (A), Deadman Water Hole (B), Head of the Creek Waterhole (C), Hole in the Rock (D), Freezeout Lake (E), Westfield Pit (F), Creston Waterhole (G), Lakebed Waterhole (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Fork Owyhee River (A), Milk Ranch Boulder Creek (B), Mill Boulder Creek (C), Mine Creek (D), Minehole Creek (E), Kern Creek (F), Little Creek (G), Keeney Creek (H), Keck Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Malheur County include: River Park (1), V W McCormack Area (2), Cow Lakes Recreation Area (3), Crooked Creek State Park (4), Lake Owyhee State Park (5), Succor Creek State Park (6), Chukar Park (7), Big Bend Park (8), Ontario State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Arock Post Office (A), Juntura Post Office (B), Brogan Post Office (C), Riverside Post Office (D), Harper Post Office (E), Ironside Post Office (F), Jamieson Post Office (G), Westfall Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.3%
Oregon:	12.1%

Current college students: 1,349
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,599 (29% naturalized citizens)

Malheur County:	8.2%
Whole state:	8.5%

Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,254
• One, attached: 314
• Two: 360
• 3 or 4: 344
• 5 to 9: 279
• 10 to 19: 255
• 20 or more: 298
• Mobile homes: 2,086
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Malheur County with a mortgage: 2,613 (218 second mortgage, 238 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,312

Here:	66.6% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Malheur County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Oregon state average. It is 37.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Malheur County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/27/1994 at 03:35:53, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 ML, 4.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from Malheur County center
On 10/4/2002 at 00:56:04, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/2005 at 13:50:15, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/28/2005 at 05:27:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from Malheur County center
On 10/2/2005 at 01:10:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/28/2005 at 23:20:45, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from Malheur County center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,092 (73%) Carpooled: 1,567 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 494 (4%) Other means: 90 (1%) Worked at home: 834 (8%)

7.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,522 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.59%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.64% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($6,820 average AGI)
5.95% relocated from other states ($22,702 average AGI)

Malheur County:	5.95%
Oregon average:	4.35%

from Payette County, ID	1.34% ($27,584 average AGI)
from Ada County, ID	0.73% ($36,984)
from Canyon County, ID	0.73% ($24,984)
from Washington County, ID	0.24% ($23,000)
from Umatilla County, OR	0.17% ($36,357)
from Lane County, OR	0.15% ($22,769)
from Baker County, OR	0.14% ($30,583)

8.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.83%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.98% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($7,177 average AGI)
6.84% relocated to other states ($25,289 average AGI)

Malheur County:	6.84%
Oregon average:	3.37%

to Payette County, ID	1.64% ($40,350 average AGI)
to Canyon County, ID	1.31% ($31,170)
to Ada County, ID	0.83% ($29,254)
to Washington County, ID	0.26% ($24,682)
to Umatilla County, OR	0.19% ($20,813)
to Lane County, OR	0.18% ($19,533)
to Union County, OR	0.18% ($14,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,856 (4,237 aged, 619 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 24,937 (6,024 male householders, 1,397 female householders)

  6,142 spouses, 9,370 children (8,587 natural, 265 adopted, 518 stepchildren), 529 grandchildren, 253 brothers or sisters, 169 parents, 412 other relatives, 641 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,337 (1,204 male householders (967 living alone)), 1,611 female householders (1,451 living alone)), 522 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,341 (3,156 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,994 2-persons, 1,509 3-persons, 1,380 4-persons, 747 5-persons, 515 6-persons, 276 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,418 1-person, 322 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

78.9% of residents of Malheur County speak English at home.
19.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $163,708,000 ($5209 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

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

53% of Malheur County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Oregon.

Malheur County:	53.0%
State average:	48.0%

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

• This state: 13784
• Northeast: 206
• Midwest: 2023
• South: 2135
• West: 10688

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,700

Here:	8.3%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	3.9%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	9.7%
Oregon:	16.1%

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