Morrow County, Oregon (OR)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.8%), Manufacturing (15.6%), Educational,health and social services (15.5%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Morrow County, Oregon:

Median resident age:	33.3 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 5,670	(51.6%)
Females: 5,325	(48.4%)

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Morrow County:	2.9 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,686
Oregon:	$48,730

This county:	$454
State:	$653

Morrow County:	$148,179
Oregon:	$257,300

Detached houses: $251,450

Here:	$251,450
State:	$345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $299,074

Here:	$299,074
State:	$271,304

In 2-unit structures: $180,304

Here:	$180,304
State:	$280,195

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $322,551

Here:	$322,551
State:	$281,504

Mobile homes: $70,264

Here:	$70,264
State:	$78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $34,328

Here:	$34,328
State:	$46,959

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 168
• Auto thefts: 26

This county:	14.8%
Whole state:	11.6%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morrow County is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $790 a month.

Cities in this county include: Boardman, Irrigon, Heppner, Ione, Lexington.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Washington , Gilliam County , Grant County , Klickitat County, Washington , Umatilla County , Wheeler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Morrow County: Tupper Corral (A), Tupper Guard Station (B), Vey Ranch (C), Alpine (D), Anderson Camp (E), Castle (F), Arbuckle Corral (G), Groshen Cabin (H), Yokum Cabin (I), Chapin Guard Station (J), Heck and Gone (K), Indian Camp (L), Ione Substation (M), Circle Bar Ranch (N), Juniper Camp (O), Coalmine Hill Recreation Site (P), Ellis Forest Service Station (Q), Little Potamus Well (R), Compressor Station Number 9 (S), Matlock Water Hole Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Valby Cemetery (1), Lexington Cemetery (2), Wells Spring Cemetery (3), Pleasant Point Cemetery (4), Petteys Cemetery (5), Hardman IOOF Cemetery (6), Hardman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Matlock Waterhole (A), Cutsforth Pond (B), Sand Lake (C), West Gopher Pond (D), Blakes Pond (E), Rills Pond (F), Petersons Ponds (G), Turner Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Fork Rock Creek (A), Kilkenny Fork (B), Little Butter Creek (C), Morgan Creek (D), Morse Creek (E), Mulligan Creek (F), Keeney Creek (G), North Fork Willow Creek (H), Little Potamus Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Morrow County include: Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge (1), Anson Wright Memorial Park (2), Cutsforth County Park (3), John Day Wildlife Management Area (4), Morrow County OHV Park (5), Quesna County Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.4%
Oregon:	12.1%

Current college students: 209
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,596 (17% naturalized citizens)

Morrow County:	14.5%
Whole state:	8.5%

Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,168
• One, attached: 41
• Two: 137
• 3 or 4: 74
• 5 to 9: 55
• 10 to 19: 73
• 20 or more: 61
• Mobile homes: 1,535
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 132

Housing units in Morrow County with a mortgage: 820 (64 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 437

Here:	65.2% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Morrow County-area historical earthquake activity is below Oregon state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.8 miles away from Morrow County center
On 1/30/2000 at 19:10:23, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from the 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 70.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.4 miles away from Morrow County center
On 3/22/1997 at 06:05:34, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 0.8 mi) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from Morrow County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,291 (73%) Carpooled: 746 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 186 (4%) Other means: 50 (1%) Worked at home: 231 (5%)

8.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.61%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.83% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($19,177 average AGI)
2.78% relocated from other states ($9,544 average AGI)

Morrow County:	2.78%
Oregon average:	4.35%

from Umatilla County, OR	3.69% ($28,913 average AGI)
from Benton County, WA	0.29% ($34,900)

9.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,362 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.75%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.54% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($18,499 average AGI)
3.21% relocated to other states ($9,864 average AGI)

Morrow County:	3.21%
Oregon average:	3.37%

to Umatilla County, OR	4.17% ($28,840 average AGI)
to Benton County, WA	0.46% ($23,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,364 (1,158 aged, 206 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,902 (2,419 male householders, 507 female householders)

  2,434 spouses, 3,675 children (3,372 natural, 88 adopted, 215 stepchildren), 218 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 225 other relatives, 280 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,053 (528 male householders (389 living alone)), 330 female householders (296 living alone)), 195 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 40 (21 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,150 2-persons, 603 3-persons, 541 4-persons, 349 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 685 1-person, 150 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

76.7% of residents of Morrow County speak English at home.
22.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $83,352,000 ($7136 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,041,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,598,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,916,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,422,000
Federal grants: $8,493,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,955,000 ($1,806,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,968,000 ($192,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $308,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,743,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,095,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.06 millions of gallons per day (55% from ground, 45% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Here:	4.6
State:	4.0

48% of Morrow County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Oregon.

Morrow County:	48.1%
State average:	48.0%

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

• This state: 4936
• Northeast: 177
• Midwest: 705
• South: 470
• West: 3067

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000

Here:	3.1%
Oregon:	9.7%

Here:	0.2%
Oregon:	7.6%

Here:	5.6%
Oregon:	16.1%

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