Sherman County, Oregon (OR)

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County population in July 2007: 1,677 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 561
Renter-occupied apartments: 236

% of renters here:	30%
State:	36%

Land area: 823 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Sherman County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (10.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 53%
Government: 27%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 21%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Sherman County, Oregon:

White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
Hispanic (4.9%)
Other race (2.8%)
American Indian (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	41.8 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 981	(50.7%)
Females: 953	(49.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,031
County population in 2003: 1,782
Jobs in 2003: 765

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Total labor force in 2004: 897
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.7%

Average household size:

Sherman County:	2.4 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,853 ($35,142 in 1999)

This county:	$41,853
Oregon:	$48,730

2007 median house/condo value: $128,826 ($77,400 in 2000)

Sherman County:	$128,826
Oregon:	$257,300

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $347 (lower quartile is $275, upper quartile is $460)

This county:	$347
State:	$653

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,264
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $237

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 8
Thefts: 29
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 21
Auto thefts: 1

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,000

2004 Presidential Election results in Sherman County Oregon:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $745 (1.0%)

Sherman County household income distribution in 2007

Sherman County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sherman 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: Wasco, Moro, Rufus, Grass Valley, Biggs Junction.

Neighboring counties: Gilliam County , Klickitat County, Washington , Wasco County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Sherman County: Webfoot (A), Wilcox (B), Eakin (C), Harmony (D), Hay Canyon (E), Hodges Corner (F), John Day Dam Fish Ladder (G), John Day Substation (H), Kent Compressor Station (I), Fairview (J), Cooks Corner (K), Finnegans Corner (L), Coxs Corner (M), Rickmans Corner (N), Free Bridge (O), Rosebush (P), Sandon (Q), Schillings Corner (R), Sherman County Fairgrounds (S), Sherman Experiment Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Michigan Cemetery (1), Daugherty Family Cemetery (2), De Moss Cemetery (3), Wilcox Cemetery (4), Wasco Methodist Cemetery (5), Sunrise Cemetery (6), Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Powell Reservoir (A), Bibby Pond (B), Borstel Pond (C), Wilson Reservoir (D), Wilson Reservoir Number Two (E), Buether Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Kerr Creek (A), Long Hollow Creek (B), Rosebush Creek (C), Buck Hollow Creek (D), China Hollow Creek (E), Deschutes River (F), Draw Creek (G), Elder Creek (H), Finnegan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sherman County include: Le Page Park (1), Deschutes River State Park (2), Deschutes River Scenic Waterway (3), Old Oregon Trail Monument (4), De Moss County Park (5), John Day Scenic Waterway South (6), Sherman County RV Park (7), Beavertail Recreation Site (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Kent Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Oregon:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 16
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 48 (15% naturalized citizens)

Sherman County:	2.5%
Whole state:	8.5%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 23 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 16 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 1 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.9%

Sherman County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 593
One, attached: 2
Two: 12
3 or 4: 12
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 6
20 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 282
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Sherman County with a mortgage: 130 (6 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 145

Here:	47.3% with mortgage
State:	74.3% with mortgage

Agriculture in Sherman County
Average size of farms: 2418 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $71359
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $102.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $71229
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $138674
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 76.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.05
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.08%
All wheat for grain: 116904 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 22 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
Construction (11%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Gasoline stations (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Public administration (9%)
Health care (9%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (22%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (69%)
Korea (13%)
Germany (10%)
Chile (8%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sherman County:

German (20%)
United States or American (17%)
English (12%)
Irish (9%)
Norwegian (5%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)

Sherman County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 579 (72%)
Carpooled: 69 (9%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 79 (10%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 77 (10%)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,178.

8.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.91%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.28% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($15,759 average AGI)
3.63% relocated from other states ($10,963 average AGI)
Sherman County: 3.63%
Oregon average: 4.35%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

9.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,276 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.51%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.07% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($21,276 average AGI)
3.44% relocated to other states ($11,000 average AGI)
Sherman County: 3.44%
Oregon average: 3.37%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Wasco County, OR

2.95% ($42,556 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Births per 1000 population in Sherman County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Sherman County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sherman County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 413 (371 aged, 42 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 800.460
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1658.090

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 55.9
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 57.18

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,934

In family households: 1,656 (455 male householders, 96 female householders)
458 spouses, 562 children (477 natural, 18 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 20 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 278 (146 male householders (133 living alone)), 104 female householders (94 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 282 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 227 1-person, 16 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

92.0% of residents of Sherman County speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $25,176,000 ($14706 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,570,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,066,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,158,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,902,000
Federal grants: $2,366,000
Federal procurement contracts: $695,000 ($499,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,989,000 ($2,988,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $272,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $589,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,187,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 86

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 94

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +15

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -189

Here:	-108 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Sherman County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.43 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 38
1980 to 1989: 80
1970 to 1979: 185
1960 to 1969: 103
1950 to 1959: 106
1940 to 1949: 49
1939 or earlier: 328

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sherman County, Oregon:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 72 5 rooms: 105 6 rooms: 119 7 rooms: 84 8 rooms: 63 9+ rooms: 80

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County, Oregon:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 39 5 rooms: 44 6 rooms: 44 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 17 9+ rooms: 32

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sherman County:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 132 3 bedrooms: 262 4 bedrooms: 77 5+ bedrooms: 59

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 47 3 bedrooms: 88 4 bedrooms: 32 5+ bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 134 2 vehicles: 258 3 vehicles: 102 4 vehicles: 40 5+ vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 63 2 vehicles: 90 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 20 5+ vehicles: 4

63% of Sherman County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Oregon.

Sherman County:	63.4%
State average:	48.0%

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

This state: 1149
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 207
South: 82
West: 414

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (54%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Wood (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	6.5%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	3.8%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Oregon:	16.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Sherman County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $125,000
Solid Waste Management: $56,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $5,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $777,000
Regular Highways: $604,000

Police Protection: $485,000

Housing & Community Development: $304,000

Corrections - Other: $209,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $189,000

Financial Administration: $179,000

Natural Resources - Other: $148,000

Central Staff Services: $130,000

General Public Buildings: $58,000

Health Services - Other: $53,000

Solid Waste Management: $52,000

Private Transit Subsidies: $41,000

Welfare - Other: $28,000

Parks & Recreation: $23,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $11,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,000

Libraries: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $227,000
General Support: $129,000

Public Welfare: $71,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $73,000
Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $123,000
Health & Hospitals: $70,000

Highways: $70,000

Housing & Community Development: $16,000

Education: $7,000

General Support: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $126,000
Interest Earnings: $69,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $129,000
Corrections - Other: $88,000

General Public Building: $12,000

Health - Other: $7,000

General - Other: $5,000

Financial Administration: $3,000

Natural Resource - Other: $3,000

Judicial: $1,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,081,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $757,000
Highways: $301,000

Housing & Community Development: $161,000

General Support: $127,000

All Other: $43,000

Transit Utilities: $38,000

Education: $11,000

Health & Hospitals: $1,000
Tax - Property: $1,383,000
NEC: $118,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,560,000

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

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Sherman County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006: