County population in 2016: 7,026 (all rural); it was 7,226 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,167 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,071 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,176 Renter-occupied apartments: 895 (it was 853 in 2000)
% of renters here:
28%
State:
38%
Land area: 3145 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Wallowa County: 88.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (23.0%), Retail trade (18.4%), Educational, health and social services (12.7%), Manufacturing (10.6%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $45,737 ($32,129 in 1999)
This county:
$45,737
Oregon:
$57,532
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $579 (lower quartile is $448, upper quartile is $752)
This county:
$579
State:
$898
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $245,289 (it was $118,900 in 2000)
Wallowa:
$245,289
Oregon:
$287,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $155,592 - $407,408 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,184 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $457
Institutionalized population: 76
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 30
Thefts: 31
Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 18
Thefts: 34
Auto thefts: 2
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,646 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,635 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 12.3%
Wallowa County:
12.3%
Oregon:
13.3%
(12.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.0% for Black residents, 16.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 52.8 years old
(Males: 52.5 years old, Females: 52.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53.7 years old, Black residents: 34.8 years old, American Indian residents: 62.2 years old, Asian residents: 75.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.9 years old, Other race residents: 38.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wallowa County is $424 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $559 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $800 a month.
Current college students: 161 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 102 (75.6% naturalized citizens)
Wallowa County:
1.5%
Whole state:
9.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 19
1990 to 1999: 14
1980 to 1989: 20
1970 to 1979: 3
Before 1970: 31
Note: State values scaled to Wallowa County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.1%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,973
One, attached: 103
Two: 109
3 or 4: 40
5 to 9: 98
10 to 19: 53
20 to 49: 51
50 or more: 19
Mobile homes: 689
Housing units in Wallowa County with a mortgage: 1,044 (21 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,073
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
66.3% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Wallowa County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
887
13
Other
462
4
Mainline Protestant
377
6
Catholic
250
2
None
5,032
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Wallowa County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
Wallowa County:
10.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
2.96 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
2.01 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Wallowa County:
1.48 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 20
This county:
29.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.93 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Wallowa County:
8.8%
Oregon:
7.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Wallowa County:
25.9%
State:
25.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
10.0%
State:
14.2%
Agriculture in Wallowa County:
Average size of farms: 1030 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $41,303 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $137.21 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.48% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.94% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $47,993 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.95% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.53% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $50,768 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.68% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.09 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.16% All wheat for grain: 10106 harvested acres Vegetables: 9 harvested acres Land in orchards: 19 acres
Earthquake activity:
Wallowa County-area historical earthquake activity is below Oregon state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 201.0 miles away from Wallowa County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 332.5 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 351.3 miles away from the county center On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 273.0 miles away from the county center, causing $80,000,000 total damage On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 272.4 miles away from Wallowa County center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 267.8 miles away from the county center, causing $28,000,000 total damage Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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 Severe Winter Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 25, 1996 to January 06, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1160: January 23, 1997, FEMA Id: 1160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Oregon Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 04, 1996 to February 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1099: February 09, 1996, FEMA Id: 1099, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Oregon Drought, Incident Period: April 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3039: April 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3039, Natural disaster type: Drought
Oregon SEVERE STORMS, SNOWMELT, FLOODING, Incident Period: January 25, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-413: January 25, 1974, FEMA Id: 413, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
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
The number of natural disasters in Wallowa County (7) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (27%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
Management occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
South Africa (23%)
Jamaica (13%)
Germany (11%)
Mexico (11%)
Brazil (9%)
Thailand (8%)
Philippines (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wallowa County (%):
German (15%)
American (13%)
English (11%)
Irish (8%)
Swedish (3%)
Scottish (3%)
European (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,076 (70.2%)
Carpooled: 245 (8.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 30 (1.0%)
Bicycle: 22 (0.7%)
Walked: 292 (9.9%)
Worked at home: 287 (9.7%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Wallowa County, Oregon in 2000:
63 people in nursing homes
26 people in homes for the mentally ill
20 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Wallowa County, Oregon in 2010:
76 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
20 people in residential treatment centers for adults
5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
4 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $37,696.
5.68% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,500 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.68%
Oregon average:
7.22%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.62% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($18,045 average AGI)
3.06% relocated from other states ($22,455 average AGI)
Wallowa County:
3.06%
Oregon average:
3.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.33% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,389 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.33%
Oregon average:
6.82%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.40% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($14,029 average AGI)
2.93% relocated to other states ($14,360 average AGI)
Wallowa County:
2.93%
Oregon average:
3.06%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Births per 1000 population in Wallowa County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Wallowa County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wallowa County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 18.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 9.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wallowa County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wallowa County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,749 (1,557 aged, 192 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 202 (16%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wallowa County, Oregon in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (122)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (74)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (65)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (39)
Unspecified dementia (39)
Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (38)
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (30)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (22)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 14.33 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,988 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 817 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38,761
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 998 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,141
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 41 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 100
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,026
In family households: 5,601 (965 male householders, 987 female householders)
1,565 spouses, 1,581 children (1,432 natural, 47 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 167 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 77 other relatives, 125 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,292 (542 male householders (494 living alone)), 595 female householders (553 living alone)), 141 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 132
Size of family households: 1,265 2-persons, 301 3-persons, 184 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 86 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,049 1-person, 65 2-persons, 13 3-persons.
720 married couples with children.
393 single-parent households (71 men, 322 women).
97.2% of residents of Wallowa speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $55,207,000 ($7,914 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,426,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,340,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,039,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,082,000 Federal grants: $12,734,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,239,000 ($86,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,774,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $8,448,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,150,000 Federal Government insurance: $13,211,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 339
Here:
48 per 1000 residents
State:
65 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 402
Here:
57 per 1000 residents
State:
44 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: 0
Here:
0 per 1000 residents
State:
+20 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -139
Here:
-20 per 1000 residents
State:
+21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wallowa County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.96 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 33
2010 to 2013: 41
2000 to 2009: 380
1990 to 1999: 560
1980 to 1989: 513
1970 to 1979: 654
1960 to 1969: 259
1950 to 1959: 410
1940 to 1949: 322
1939 or earlier: 950
Note: State values scaled to Wallowa population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wallowa County, Oregon
Note: State values scaled to Wallowa County population
no vehicle: 35
1 vehicle: 419
2 vehicles: 863
3 vehicles: 428
4 vehicles: 242
5+ vehicles: 140
no vehicle: 167
1 vehicle: 360
2 vehicles: 317
3 vehicles: 125
4 vehicles: 7
5+ vehicles: 4
82% of Wallowa County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oregon.
Wallowa County:
82.2%
State average:
81.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,876
Other state: 3,034
Northeast: 220
Midwest: 544
South: 302
West: 1,960
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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