Wallowa County, Oregon (OR)

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• • 6,57791.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2283.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1642.3%Two or more races
  • 791.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 190.3%Asian alone
  • 120.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 100.1%Some other race alone
  • 70.10%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $357,689

Here:	$357,689
State:	$422,890

Townhouses or other attached units: $521,252

Here:	$521,252
State:	$360,411

Mobile homes: $202,926

Here:	$202,926
State:	$144,252

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,667 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,736 (0.7%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Enterprise, Joseph, Wallowa, Imnaha, Lostine, Flora, Wallowa Lake.

2018 air pollution in Wallowa County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Gilliam County , Deer Lodge County, Montana , Clearwater County, Idaho , Kanabec County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 161
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 155 (64.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 132010 or later
• 172000 to 2009
• 331990 to 1999
• 201980 to 1989
• 31970 to 1979
• 31Before 1970

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: 3,257
• One, attached: 78
• Two: 49
• 3 or 4: 58
• 5 to 9: 109
• 10 to 19: 72
• 20 to 49: 16
• 50 or more: 25
• Mobile homes: 593

Housing units in Wallowa County with a mortgage: 1,203 (23 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,106

Religion statistics for Wallowa County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wallowa County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 5, 2020 - February 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4519, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Oregon Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4499-OR: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4499, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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

6.79% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,078 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.12% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($26,067 average AGI)
2.67% relocated from other states ($21,010 average AGI)

Wallowa County:	2.67%
Oregon average:	4.41%

from Union County, OR

0.95% ($32,444 average AGI)

5.12% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,902 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.94% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($17,580 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($22,322 average AGI)

Wallowa County:	2.18%
Oregon average:	3.05%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

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 2019: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wallowa County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,865 (523 living alone), Female householders: 1,426 (478 living alone)

• 1,747 spouses (1,747 opposite-sex spouses), 186 unmarried partners, (186 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,390 children (1,278 natural, 16 adopted, 92 stepchildren), 177 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 0 foster children, 43 other relatives, 111 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 133

Size of family households: 1,235 2-persons, 438 3-persons, 182 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 999 1-person, 176 2-persons, 17 3-persons.

752 married couples with children.
370 single-parent households (177 men, 193 women).

97.6% of residents of Wallowa speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% 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 (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% 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:

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.96 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)

• Year house built in Wallowa County, Oregon
• 2052014 or later
• 532010 to 2013
• 4042000 to 2009
• 4551990 to 1999
• 5461980 to 1989
• 6151970 to 1979
• 3151960 to 1969
• 4411950 to 1959
• 3831940 to 1949
• 8991939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Wallowa County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wallowa County, Oregon
• 61 room
• 92 rooms
• 1083 rooms
• 3344 rooms
• 4645 rooms
• 5056 rooms
• 2877 rooms
• 2148 rooms
• 3929+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wallowa County, Oregon
• 401 room
• 1012 rooms
• 2243 rooms
• 2384 rooms
• 1465 rooms
• 1416 rooms
• 307 rooms
• 378 rooms
• 269+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wallowa County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wallowa County, Oregon
• 6no bedroom
• 771 bedroom
• 5582 bedrooms
• 1,2883 bedrooms
• 3114 bedrooms
• 665+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wallowa County, Oregon
• 44no bedroom
• 2461 bedroom
• 3762 bedrooms
• 2413 bedrooms
• 474 bedrooms
• 245+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Wallowa County, Oregon in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wallowa County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 52no vehicle
• 3571 vehicle
• 8342 vehicles
• 5593 vehicles
• 3314 vehicles
• 2175+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wallowa County in renter-occupied apartments
• 198no vehicle
• 2981 vehicle
• 3652 vehicles
• 1153 vehicles
• 64 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

87.6% of Wallowa County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Oregon.

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

• This state: 3,923
• Other state: 3,024
• Northeast: 192
• Midwest: 416
• South: 317
• West: 2,108

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 121
• Number of aged recipients: 13
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 108
• Number of recipients under 18: 7
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 91
• Number of recipients older than 64: 23
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 60
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 44