Wasco County, Oregon (OR)

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County population in 2005: 23,593 (66% urban, 34% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,432
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,969

% of renters here:	32%
State:	36%

Land area: 2381 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Retail trade (15.7%), Manufacturing (10.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Wasco County, Oregon business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wasco County, Oregon:

White Non-Hispanic (83.9%)
Hispanic (9.3%)
Other race (5.6%)
American Indian (4.7%)
Two or more races (2.4%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 11,770	(49.5%)
Females: 12,021	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,098
County population in 2003: 23,673
Jobs in 2003: 9,429

Wasco County,OR real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 12,942
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.9%

Average household size:

Wasco County:	2.5 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,741 ($35,959 in 2000)

This county	$37,741
Oregon:	$42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $145,587

Wasco County	$145,587
Oregon:	$201,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $488
Institutionalized population: 366
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Wasco County in 2000: $872

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 75
Thefts: 157
Auto thefts: 37

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 11
Burglaries: 69
Thefts: 173
Auto thefts: 13

Wasco County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $144,900
2001: 27 buildings, average cost: $153,400
2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $157,900
2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $163,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Wasco County Oregon:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,411 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wasco County is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $841 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chenoweth, Dufur, Pine Hollow, Maupin, Mosier, Tygh Valley, Pine Grove, Rowena, Antelope, Wamic.

Neighboring counties: Clackamas County , Gilliam County , Hood River County , Jefferson County , Klickitat County, Washington , Marion County , Sherman County , Wheeler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wasco County: Camp Friend (A), Douglas Hollow School (B), Tuskan (C), Two Springs Ranch (D), Tygh Valley Fairgrounds (E), Underhill Recreation Site (F), Warm Springs Cabin (G), Warm Springs Junction (H), Cascade Hyland Resort (I), Wasco Guard Station (J), Wasco Lookout (K), Whiskey Dick (L), Whiskey Dick Ranch (M), White River Station Recreation Site (N), Grindstone Recreation Site (O), Cedar Burn Camp (P), Dune (Q), Wire Corral (R), Celilo Converter Station (S), Celilo Light (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Kingsley Cemetery (1), Graveyard Butte Cemetery (2), Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial (3), McClure Cemetery (4), Wamic Cemetery (5), Wapinitia Cemetery (6), Warner Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: McClure Lake (A), Big Lake (B), Little Boulder Lake (C), Smith Ponds (D), Blue Lake (E), Green Lake (F), Helen Lake (G), Ketchum Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Creek (A), King Creek (B), Muddy Creek (C), Kellar Creek (D), Nena Creek (E), Nye Creek (F), Oak Springs Creek (G), Ochoco Gulch Creek (H), Jordan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Wasco County include: Memaloose State Park (1), Celilo Park (2), White River Falls State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.3%
Oregon:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 777
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,467 (37% naturalized citizens)

Wasco County:	6.2%
Whole state:	8.5%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 285
1990 to 1994: 259
1985 to 1989: 277
1980 to 1984: 165
1975 to 1979: 124
1970 to 1974: 101
1970 to 1974: 44
1965 to 1969: 212

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.3%

Wasco County marital status for males

Wasco County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,659
One, attached: 196
Two: 361
3 or 4: 280
5 to 9: 307
10 to 19: 241
20 or more: 279
Mobile homes: 2,221
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 107

Housing units in Wasco County with a mortgage: 2,794 (277 second mortgage, 355 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,411

Agriculture in Wasco County
Average size of farms: 2020 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $80340
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $326.82
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.07%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $82535
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.48%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79336
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.65
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
All wheat for grain: 73719 harvested acres
Vegetables: 132 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9396 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (11%)
Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (69%)
Canada (5%)
Germany (4%)
Korea (2%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Vietnam (2%)
Other South Central Asia (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wasco County:

German (18%)
English (12%)
United States or American (10%)
Irish (10%)
Norwegian (5%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Swedish (3%)

Wasco County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,616 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,357 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 24 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 485 (5%)
Other means: 57 (1%)
Worked at home: 486 (5%)

People in group quarters in Wasco County, Oregon

221 people in nursing homes
131 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
52 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
41 people in other group homes
41 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
15 people in other workers' dormitories
14 people in unknown juvenile institutions
9 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
3 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,265.

7.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,868 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.93%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.52% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($20,309 average AGI)
3.41% relocated from other states ($13,561 average AGI)
Wasco County: 3.41%
Oregon average: 4.35%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Hood River County, OR	1.19% ($35,716 average AGI)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.75% ($31,383)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.54% ($39,163)
from Klickitat County, WA	0.49% ($27,641)
from Washington County, OR	0.29% ($38,043)
from Clark County, WA	0.25% ($37,200)
from Sherman County, OR	0.22% ($42,556)

7.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.56%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.06% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($16,784 average AGI)
3.50% relocated to other states ($14,833 average AGI)
Wasco County: 3.50%
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 Multnomah County, OR	0.85% ($29,132 average AGI)
to Hood River County, OR	0.66% ($36,453)
to Klickitat County, WA	0.60% ($40,854)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.35% ($28,893)
to Washington County, OR	0.33% ($26,115)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.25% ($25,700)
to Clark County, WA	0.24% ($27,947)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Births per 1000 population in Wasco County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Wasco County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wasco County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,515 (3,952 aged, 563 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 23,265

In family households: 19,918 (5,145 male householders, 1,401 female householders)
5,274 spouses, 6,716 children (6,207 natural, 206 adopted, 303 stepchildren), 416 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 252 other relatives, 477 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,347 (1,261 male householders (1,006 living alone)), 1,583 female householders (1,443 living alone)), 503 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 526 (368 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,218 2-persons, 1,266 3-persons, 1,102 4-persons, 578 5-persons, 271 6-persons, 111 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,449 1-person, 337 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 23 4-persons.

3,925 married couples with children.
1,429 single-parent households (406 men, 1,023 women).

89.5% of residents of Wasco County speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $167,838,000 ($7091 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,069,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,413,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,666,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,850,000
Federal grants: $25,741,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,918,000 ($14,497,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,251,000 ($4,986,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $974,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,983,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,467,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,443

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,504

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +218

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

Net internal migration: -328

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Wasco County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.18 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 174
1995 to 1998: 775
1990 to 1994: 531
1980 to 1989: 1,152
1970 to 1979: 1,990
1960 to 1969: 1,318
1950 to 1959: 1,721
1940 to 1949: 988
1939 or earlier: 2,002

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wasco County, Oregon:

1 room: 18
2 rooms: 127
3 rooms: 229
4 rooms: 689
5 rooms: 1,250
6 rooms: 1,428
7 rooms: 1,199
8 rooms: 803
9 or more rooms: 689

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wasco County, Oregon:

1 room: 130
2 rooms: 273
3 rooms: 407
4 rooms: 756
5 rooms: 646
6 rooms: 374
7 rooms: 164
8 rooms: 128
9 or more rooms: 91

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wasco County:

no bedroom: 30
1 bedroom: 280
2 bedrooms: 1,705
3 bedrooms: 3,142
4 bedrooms: 1,095
5 or more bedrooms: 180

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wasco County:

no bedroom: 148
1 bedroom: 678
2 bedrooms: 1,176
3 bedrooms: 709
4 bedrooms: 190
5 or more bedrooms: 68

Cars and other vehicles available in Wasco County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 240
1 vehicle: 1,493
2 vehicles: 2,839
3 vehicles: 1,237
4 vehicles: 436
5 or more vehicles: 187

Cars and other vehicles available in Wasco County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 417
1 vehicle: 1,260
2 vehicles: 966
3 vehicles: 211
4 vehicles: 47
5 or more vehicles: 68

51% of Wasco County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Oregon.

Wasco County:	50.8%
State average:	48.0%

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

This state: 11955
Northeast: 504
Midwest: 2589
South: 1324
West: 5862

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,900

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 (68%)
Wood (12%)
Utility gas (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (73%)
Wood (10%)
Utility gas (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Other fuel (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 316

Here:	11.9%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 86

Here:	6.0%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 95

Here:	14.7%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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