Marion County, Oregon (OR)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	36%

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Races in Marion County, Oregon:

Median resident age:	33.7 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 143,204	(50.3%)
Females: 141,630	(49.7%)

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Marion County:	2.7 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,910
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$574
State:	$653

Marion County:	$207,400
Oregon:	$257,300

Detached houses: $269,682

Here:	$269,682
State:	$345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $184,852

Here:	$184,852
State:	$271,304

In 2-unit structures: $182,645

Here:	$182,645
State:	$280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $225,000

Here:	$225,000
State:	$286,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,794

Here:	$92,794
State:	$281,504

Mobile homes: $74,107

Here:	$74,107
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $41,551

Here:	$41,551
State:	$46,959

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 19
• Robberies: 23
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 664
• Thefts: 2176
• Auto thefts: 399

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 36
• Assaults: 62
• Burglaries: 684
• Thefts: 2209
• Auto thefts: 488

Marion County:	15.3%
Oregon:	12.9%

Area name: Salem, OR MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $904 a month.

Cities in this county include: Salem, Keizer, Woodburn, Hayesville, Four Corners, Silverton, Stayton, Roseburg North, Mount Angel, Aumsville.

2005 air pollution in Marion County:

Carbon Monoxide: 4 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.063 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clackamas County , Jefferson County , Linn County , Polk County , Wasco County , Yamhill County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marion County: Camp Crestwood (A), Camp Peterson (B), Triangle Lake Recreation Site (C), Upper Arm Recreation Site (D), Weston Landing (E), Wheatland Ferry (F), Whispering Falls Recreation Site (G), Durettes Landing (H), Central Howell (I), Woods Landing (J), Halls Ferry (K), Henline Mountain Lookout (L), Hito (M), Hopmere (N), Humbug Recreation Site (O), Illahe Hills Country Club (P), Judson Landing (Q), Battle Creek Shelter (R), Eldriedge Landing (S), Cleator Bend Recreation Site (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Marion County include: Saint Benedicts Abbey (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Trinity Lutheran Church (C), Holy Rosary Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kimsey-Walker Cemetery (1), Valley View Cemetery (2), Miller Cemetery (3), Belle Passi Cemetery (4), Bethany Pioneer Cemetery (5), MacLaren Cemetery (6), Masonic Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Elkhorn Lake (A), McDonald Pond (B), Wall Lake (C), Double Peaks Lake (D), Waldo Lake (E), Slideout Lake (F), Breitenbush Lake (G), Meridian Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Miller Creek (B), Mink Creek (C), Minnie Boohoo Creek (D), Mission Creek (E), Kiel Creek (F), Moorehouse Creek (G), Morgan Creek (H), Mother Lode Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Marion County include: Abiqua Creek Park (1), Elkhorn Woods Park (2), Bonesteele County Park (3), Silver Falls State Park (4), San Salvador Access (5), Minto County Park (6), Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge (7), Salmon Falls County Park (8), Niagara County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: San Salvador Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Idanha Post Office (A), Salem Post Office (B), Saint Benedict Post Office (C), West Stayton Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.9%
Oregon:	12.1%

Current college students: 14,424
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 35,969 (26% naturalized citizens)

Marion County:	12.6%
Whole state:	8.5%

Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 67,439
• One, attached: 4,110
• Two: 3,030
• 3 or 4: 5,504
• 5 to 9: 5,433
• 10 to 19: 3,695
• 20 or more: 7,721
• Mobile homes: 10,874
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 368

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 37,614 (5,676 second mortgage, 4,309 home equity loan, 182 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,300

Here:	75.4% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Marion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 9.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Marion County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Oregon state average. It is 37% greater 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 16.4 miles away from Marion 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 91.5 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 74.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/2002 at 14:36:04, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 MD, Depth: 3.9 mi) earthquake occurred 62.7 miles away from Marion County center
On 7/14/2008 at 18:45:55, a magnitude 4.2 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.2 MD, Depth: 13.0 mi) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/24/2003 at 19:26:30, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 10.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.6 miles away from Marion 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: 90,914 (73%) Carpooled: 20,055 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,487 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 41 (0%) Subway or elevated: 24 (0%) Railroad: 9 (0%) Ferryboat: 18 (0%) Taxi: 39 (0%) Motorcycle: 150 (0%) Bicycle: 827 (1%) Walked: 3,742 (3%) Other means: 988 (1%) Worked at home: 5,578 (4%)

7.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,228 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.40%
Oregon average:	8.89%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($178 average AGI)

Marion County:	0.08%
Oregon average:	0.11%

4.42% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($21,683 average AGI)
2.90% relocated from other states ($16,366 average AGI)

Marion County:	2.90%
Oregon average:	4.35%

from Polk County, OR	0.96% ($34,572 average AGI)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.72% ($44,424)
from Washington County, OR	0.49% ($41,567)
from Linn County, OR	0.43% ($34,016)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.42% ($35,976)
from Lane County, OR	0.25% ($34,184)
from Yamhill County, OR	0.22% ($32,950)

6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,898 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
Oregon average:	7.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($125 average AGI)

Marion County:	0.04%
Oregon average:	0.06%

4.29% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($23,337 average AGI)
2.43% relocated to other states ($12,435 average AGI)

Marion County:	2.43%
Oregon average:	3.37%

to Polk County, OR	1.08% ($40,023 average AGI)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.60% ($38,281)
to Washington County, OR	0.52% ($38,961)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.47% ($30,923)
to Linn County, OR	0.44% ($35,913)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.19% ($44,275)
to Lane County, OR	0.19% ($32,153)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 41,567 (36,017 aged, 5,550 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 234,992 (54,626 male householders, 16,408 female householders)

  55,513 spouses, 84,738 children (76,987 natural, 2,410 adopted, 5,341 stepchildren), 4,111 grandchildren, 3,272 brothers or sisters, 2,069 parents, 5,715 other relatives, 8,540 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 39,221 (13,222 male householders (9,316 living alone)), 17,535 female householders (15,061 living alone)), 8,464 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 10,621 (6,990 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 29,319 2-persons, 14,819 3-persons, 13,545 4-persons, 7,145 5-persons, 3,428 6-persons, 2,778 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,377 1-person, 5,176 2-persons, 799 3-persons, 269 4-persons, 81 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

80.5% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
14.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,098,333,000 ($6952 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $98,709,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $765,571,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $285,305,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,801,000
Federal grants: $889,457,000
Federal procurement contracts: $44,053,000 ($11,286,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $106,147,000 ($27,152,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,300,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $225,645,000
Federal Government insurance: $418,127,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 85.50 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

47% of Marion 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, 54% lived in Oregon.

Marion County:	46.6%
State average:	48.0%

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

• This state: 136103
• Northeast: 6874
• Midwest: 28362
• South: 14381
• West: 60844

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $133,500

Here:	8.8%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	7.5%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	25.7%
Oregon:	16.1%

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