Gresham, OR (Oregon) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 101,221 (Urban population: 100,962, Rural population: 259 (86 farm, 173 nonfarm))

Gresham, Oregon Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 35,306 (33,298 occupied: 18,216 owner occupied, 15,082 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	36%

Housing density: 1594 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $314,095.

Median contract rent in 2007: $681 (lower quartile is $591, upper quartile is $810)

Housing units in Gresham with a mortgage: 13,136 (2,257 second mortgage, 1,650 home equity loan, 118 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,841

Gresham,OR index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $243,200 (it was $155,800 in 2000)

Gresham:	$243,200
Oregon:	$257,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $192,800 - $319,100

Median year house/condo built: 1978

Median year apartment built: 1980

Household type by relationship

Households: 89,016

In family households: 75,426 (17,326 male householders, 5,586 female householders)
17,806 spouses, 27,418 children (24,753 natural, 920 adopted, 1,745 stepchildren), 813 grandchildren, 1,016 brothers or sisters, 623 parents, 1,527 other relatives, 3,311 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,590 (4,765 male householders (3,323 living alone)), 5,730 female householders (4,838 living alone)), 3,095 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,142 (720 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,676 2-persons, 5,386 3-persons, 4,940 4-persons, 2,264 5-persons, 923 6-persons, 723 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,161 1-person, 1,888 2-persons, 304 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

16,518 married couples with children.
6,011 single-parent households (1,528 men, 4,483 women).

82.6% of residents of Gresham speak English at home.
10.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 11,828 (13.1%)
(27.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gresham, Oregon:
	1 room: 56 2 rooms: 109 3 rooms: 650 4 rooms: 1,074 5 rooms: 2,697 6 rooms: 4,467 7 rooms: 4,317 8 rooms: 2,542 9 or more rooms: 2,304

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gresham, Oregon:
	1 room: 526 2 rooms: 1,875 3 rooms: 2,505 4 rooms: 4,906 5 rooms: 3,617 6 rooms: 1,021 7 rooms: 370 8 rooms: 149 9 or more rooms: 113

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,257
1995 to 1998: 4,006
1990 to 1994: 3,948
1980 to 1989: 5,546
1970 to 1979: 11,495
1960 to 1969: 4,733
1950 to 1959: 2,564
1940 to 1949: 883
1939 or earlier: 874

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gresham:
	no bedroom: 103 1 bedroom: 457 2 bedrooms: 2,315 3 bedrooms: 10,887 4 bedrooms: 3,801 5 or more bedrooms: 653

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gresham:
	no bedroom: 767 1 bedroom: 4,106 2 bedrooms: 7,427 3 bedrooms: 2,501 4 bedrooms: 220 5 or more bedrooms: 61

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Gresham in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 445 1 vehicle: 4,342 2 vehicles: 9,025 3 vehicles: 3,303 4 vehicles: 820 5 or more vehicles: 281

Cars and other vehicles available in Gresham in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,311 1 vehicle: 7,290 2 vehicles: 4,358 3 vehicles: 817 4 vehicles: 195 5 or more vehicles: 111

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Gresham, OR:

Less than $10,000: 148
$10,000 to $14,999: 74
$15,000 to $19,999: 98
$20,000 to $24,999: 123
$25,000 to $29,999: 171
$30,000 to $34,999: 97
$35,000 to $39,999: 66
$40,000 to $49,999: 76
$50,000 to $59,999: 151
$60,000 to $69,999: 128
$70,000 to $79,999: 98
$80,000 to $89,999: 89
$90,000 to $99,999: 97
$100,000 to $124,999: 280
$125,000 to $149,999: 643
$150,000 to $174,999: 1295
$175,000 to $199,999: 1835
$200,000 to $249,999: 6554
$250,000 to $299,999: 5085
$300,000 to $399,999: 3467
$400,000 to $499,999: 991
$500,000 to $749,999: 542
$750,000 to $999,999: 88
$1,000,000 or more: 96

Gresham rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gresham:

Less than $100: 149 people
$100 to $149: 111
$150 to $199: 98
$200 to $249: 95
$250 to $299: 113
$300 to $349: 112
$350 to $399: 117
$400 to $449: 236
$450 to $499: 497
$500 to $549: 854
$550 to $599: 1,437
$600 to $649: 1,800
$650 to $699: 1,835
$700 to $749: 1,746
$750 to $799: 1,629
$800 to $899: 989
$900 to $999: 710
$1,000 to $1,249: 652
$1,250 to $1,499: 226
$1,500 to $1,999: 91
$2,000 or more: 68
No cash rent: 238

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4,937 1990 to 1994: 2,219 1985 to 1989: 1,707 1980 to 1984: 933 1975 to 1979: 498 1970 to 1974: 378 1970 to 1974: 317 1965 to 1969: 839

Gresham, OR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.7%
Number of people working at home: 1,409 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1018
5 to 9 minutes: 4097
10 to 14 minutes: 5266
15 to 19 minutes: 5329
20 to 24 minutes: 5669
25 to 29 minutes: 2921
30 to 34 minutes: 6909
35 to 39 minutes: 1242
40 to 44 minutes: 2159
45 to 59 minutes: 3804
60 to 89 minutes: 2208
90 or more minutes: 1073

Gresham mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 31,236 (72%)
Carpooled: 5,723 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,949 (5%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 618 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 456 (1%)
Railroad: 235 (1%)
Taxi: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 79 (0%)
Bicycle: 190 (0%)
Walked: 776 (2%)
Other means: 419 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,409 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2336
$10,000 to $14,999: 1968
$15,000 to $19,999: 2054
$20,000 to $24,999: 2279
$25,000 to $29,999: 1924
$30,000 to $34,999: 2382
$35,000 to $39,999: 2223
$40,000 to $44,999: 2109
$45,000 to $49,999: 1803
$50,000 to $59,999: 3475
$60,000 to $74,999: 3858
$75,000 to $99,999: 4055
$100,000 to $124,999: 1593
$125,000 to $149,999: 668
$150,000 to $199,999: 360
$200,000 or more: 320

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 18397

German: 13308

English: 6629

Irish: 5503

United States or American: 5119

Norwegian: 3201

Italian: 2649

Swedish: 2092

French (except Basque): 1844

Scottish: 1281

Scotch-Irish: 1129

European: 966

Romanian: 921

Russian: 909

Dutch: 848

French Canadian: 847

Polish: 803

Ukrainian: 700

Danish: 553

Finnish: 543

Scandinavian: 520

Arab:: 408

Welsh: 397

Swiss: 355

Hungarian: 301

British: 254

Subsaharan African:: 246

Canadian: 224

Greek: 190

Portuguese: 176

Syrian: 170

Czech: 153

African: 146

Northern European: 132

Czechoslovakian: 130

Croatian: 115

Egyptian: 100

Yugoslavian: 93

Austrian: 91

Lithuanian: 88

Lebanese: 79

Australian: 70

Pennsylvania German: 57

Armenian: 56

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 51

Belgian: 50

Iranian: 50

Eastern European: 42

Other Subsaharan African: 40

Slavic: 37

Arab/Arabic: 37

Icelander: 27

Ethiopian: 23

Moroccan: 22

Barbadian: 21

Basque: 20

Ghanian: 20

Acadian/Cajun: 19

Celtic: 19

German Russian: 17

South African: 17

Serbian: 17

Luxemburger: 15

West Indian: 14

Afghan: 13

Haitian: 9

Latvian: 9

Turkish: 8

British West Indian: 7

Israeli: 6

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5

Slovene: 5

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

Mexico (50%)
Canada (4%)
Romania (4%)
Philippines (4%)
Russia (3%)
Other South Central Asia (3%)
Ukraine (3%)

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

This state: 43188
Northeast: 2075
Midwest: 8956
South: 4139
West: 19357

44% of Gresham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Oregon.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 365
Nursery to 4th grade: 271
5th and 6th grade: 601
7th and 8th grade: 654
9th grade: 526
10th grade: 474
11th grade: 691
12th grade, no diploma: 1,136
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,994
Less than 1 year of college: 2,343
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,137
Associate degree: 1,878
Bachelor's degree: 3,940
Master's degree: 1,148
Professional school degree: 386
Doctorate degree: 102

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 411
Nursery to 4th grade: 127
5th and 6th grade: 323
7th and 8th grade: 717
9th grade: 479
10th grade: 874
11th grade: 839
12th grade, no diploma: 891
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,761
Less than 1 year of college: 3,263
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,427
Associate degree: 2,152
Bachelor's degree: 3,579
Master's degree: 765
Professional school degree: 223
Doctorate degree: 110

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 26.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,070
Black householders: $47,223
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $9,894
Asian householders: $50,438
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $96,797
Some other race householders: $48,633
Two or more races householders: $46,725
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $43,404

Gresham household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gresham household income for Black householders

Gresham household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Gresham household income for Asian householders

Gresham household income for Some other race householders

Gresham household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Gresham marital status for males

Gresham marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $249,287
Black or African American householders: $284,097
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $231,180
Asian householders: $259,746
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $295,180
Some other race householders: $217,912
Two or more races householders: $233,209
Hispanic or Latino householders: $225,092

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 18,247
One, attached: 1,711
Two: 1,265
3 or 4: 2,365
5 to 9: 2,498
10 to 19: 2,513
20 to 49: 2,254
50 or more: 3,120
Mobile homes: 1,253
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gresham:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (86%) Utility gas (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,196

Here:	11.2%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 349

Here:	7.1%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 552

Here:	13.3%
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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