Altamont, OR (Oregon) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 19,525 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 243 (all nonfarm))

Altamont, Oregon Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,323 (7,807 occupied: 5,647 owner occupied, 2,160 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	36%

Housing density: 955 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $330,665.

Median contract rent in 2008: $577 (lower quartile is $449, upper quartile is $690)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $479

Median gross rent in Altamont, OR in 2008: $716

Housing units in Altamont with a mortgage: 2,759 (410 second mortgage, 132 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,299

Altamont,OR index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $160,976 (it was $79,800 in 2000)

Altamont:	$160,976
Oregon:	$273,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $119,182 - $248,712

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,651

In family households: 16,971 (4,174 male householders, 1,306 female householders)
4,221 spouses, 5,734 children (5,229 natural, 87 adopted, 418 stepchildren), 465 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 125 parents, 304 other relatives, 533 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,680 (1,031 male householders (830 living alone)), 1,237 female householders (1,109 living alone)), 412 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 117 (43 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,590 2-persons, 1,164 3-persons, 979 4-persons, 469 5-persons, 158 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,939 1-person, 281 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 23 4-persons.

3,181 married couples with children.
1,462 single-parent households (377 men, 1,085 women).

93.3% of residents of Altamont speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 763 (3.9%)
(47.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Altamont, Oregon:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 64 3 rooms: 213 4 rooms: 891 5 rooms: 1,248 6 rooms: 1,458 7 rooms: 990 8 rooms: 469 9 or more rooms: 295

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Altamont, Oregon:
	1 room: 48 2 rooms: 140 3 rooms: 225 4 rooms: 747 5 rooms: 500 6 rooms: 316 7 rooms: 117 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 85
1995 to 1998: 514
1990 to 1994: 346
1980 to 1989: 537
1970 to 1979: 2,426
1960 to 1969: 1,558
1950 to 1959: 1,091
1940 to 1949: 967
1939 or earlier: 799

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Altamont:
	no bedroom: 58 1 bedroom: 229 2 bedrooms: 1,494 3 bedrooms: 2,924 4 bedrooms: 794 5 or more bedrooms: 148

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Altamont:
	no bedroom: 67 1 bedroom: 331 2 bedrooms: 1,021 3 bedrooms: 623 4 bedrooms: 118 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Altamont in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 177 1 vehicle: 1,533 2 vehicles: 2,583 3 vehicles: 1,009 4 vehicles: 245 5 or more vehicles: 100

Cars and other vehicles available in Altamont in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 259 1 vehicle: 975 2 vehicles: 650 3 vehicles: 236 4 vehicles: 33 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Altamont, OR:

Less than $10,000: 79
$10,000 to $14,999: 40
$15,000 to $19,999: 40
$20,000 to $24,999: 99
$25,000 to $29,999: 101
$30,000 to $34,999: 40
$35,000 to $39,999: 36
$40,000 to $49,999: 103
$50,000 to $59,999: 111
$60,000 to $69,999: 136
$70,000 to $79,999: 128
$80,000 to $89,999: 135
$90,000 to $99,999: 136
$100,000 to $124,999: 533
$125,000 to $149,999: 758
$150,000 to $174,999: 754
$175,000 to $199,999: 793
$200,000 to $249,999: 792
$250,000 to $299,999: 417
$300,000 to $399,999: 239
$400,000 to $499,999: 74
$500,000 to $749,999: 62
$750,000 to $999,999: 20
$1,000,000 or more: 21

Altamont rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Altamont:

Less than $100: 27 people
$100 to $149: 20
$150 to $199: 29
$200 to $249: 33
$250 to $299: 67
$300 to $349: 90
$350 to $399: 133
$400 to $449: 221
$450 to $499: 232
$500 to $549: 241
$550 to $599: 237
$600 to $649: 217
$650 to $699: 118
$700 to $749: 80
$750 to $799: 80
$800 to $899: 107
$900 to $999: 48
$1,000 to $1,249: 42
$1,250 to $1,499: 30
$1,500 to $1,999: 11
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 96

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 82 1990 to 1994: 174 1985 to 1989: 121 1980 to 1984: 19 1975 to 1979: 44 1970 to 1974: 37 1970 to 1974: 34 1965 to 1969: 252

Altamont, OR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.1%
Number of people working at home: 292 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 356
5 to 9 minutes: 1655
10 to 14 minutes: 2470
15 to 19 minutes: 2176
20 to 24 minutes: 583
25 to 29 minutes: 59
30 to 34 minutes: 317
35 to 39 minutes: 11
40 to 44 minutes: 50
45 to 59 minutes: 59
60 to 89 minutes: 61
90 or more minutes: 170

Altamont mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,743 (82%)
Carpooled: 933 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 44 (1%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 32 (0%)
Walked: 102 (1%)
Other means: 105 (1%)
Worked at home: 292 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 796
$10,000 to $14,999: 773
$15,000 to $19,999: 691
$20,000 to $24,999: 711
$25,000 to $29,999: 687
$30,000 to $34,999: 589
$35,000 to $39,999: 431
$40,000 to $44,999: 481
$45,000 to $49,999: 386
$50,000 to $59,999: 775
$60,000 to $74,999: 650
$75,000 to $99,999: 533
$100,000 to $124,999: 104
$125,000 to $149,999: 41
$150,000 to $199,999: 34
$200,000 or more: 66

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3372

German: 2587

Irish: 1642

English: 1537

United States or American: 1393

Norwegian: 677

Italian: 538

French (except Basque): 394

Scottish: 353

Swedish: 330

Scotch-Irish: 249

Dutch: 224

French Canadian: 212

Portuguese: 181

Welsh: 164

Danish: 155

European: 154

Polish: 149

British: 85

Czech: 79

Scandinavian: 56

Ukrainian: 38

Finnish: 37

Swiss: 33

Czechoslovakian: 30

Celtic: 24

Yugoslavian: 23

Greek: 21

Austrian: 18

Lithuanian: 17

Croatian: 16

Russian: 15

Canadian: 14

Slavic: 11

Hungarian: 10

Slovak: 9

Estonian: 6

Belgian: 5

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

Mexico (56%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Canada (7%)
Germany (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Netherlands (3%)
Ireland (3%)

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

This state: 8778
Northeast: 539
Midwest: 2096
South: 1500
West: 5896

51% of Altamont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Oregon.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 60
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 164
9th grade: 163
10th grade: 198
11th grade: 216
12th grade, no diploma: 136
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,153
Less than 1 year of college: 597
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,046
Associate degree: 333
Bachelor's degree: 570
Master's degree: 207
Professional school degree: 53
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 46
Nursery to 4th grade: 40
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 204
9th grade: 138
10th grade: 201
11th grade: 274
12th grade, no diploma: 273
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,782
Less than 1 year of college: 665
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 882
Associate degree: 444
Bachelor's degree: 628
Master's degree: 116
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 35.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 14.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 44.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 33.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 21.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 19.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.7%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,177
Black householders: $59,405
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,451
Asian householders: $70,083
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $16,979
Some other race householders: $30,412
Two or more races householders: $75,859
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,064

Altamont household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Altamont household income for Two or more races householders

Altamont household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Altamont marital status for males

Altamont marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $180,946
Black or African American householders: $147,056
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $133,339
Asian householders: $131,120
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $151,293
Some other race householders: $137,575
Two or more races householders: $224,518
Hispanic or Latino householders: $146,451

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,452
One, attached: 95
Two: 272
3 or 4: 189
5 to 9: 100
10 to 19: 59
20 to 49: 87
50 or more: 49
Mobile homes: 1,993
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,451

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Altamont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (23%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59%) Electricity (36%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 148

Here:	5.6%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72

Here:	6.2%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	4.2%
Oregon:	16.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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