John Day, OR (Oregon) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,512 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,512 (7 farm, 1,505 nonfarm))

John Day, Oregon Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 833 (732 occupied: 498 owner occupied, 234 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	36%

Housing density: 443 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: $428 (lower quartile is $328, upper quartile is $496)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $348

Median gross rent in John Day, OR in 2007: $527

Housing units in John Day with a mortgage: 178 (11 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 110

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,089 (it was $70,400 in 2000)

John Day:	$129,089
Oregon:	$257,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,455 - $244,873

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $179,248
Here: $179,248
State: $345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $138,955
Here: $138,955
State: $271,304

In 2-unit structures: $128,935
Here: $128,935
State: $280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,389
Here: $206,389
State: $286,441

Mobile homes: $27,396
Here: $27,396
State: $78,759

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $11,667
Here: $11,667
State: $46,959

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,754

In family households: 1,496 (368 male householders, 108 female householders)
363 spouses, 562 children (498 natural, 24 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 49 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 258 (115 male householders (103 living alone)), 123 female householders (116 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 46 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 206 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 219 1-person, 16 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

313 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (30 men, 102 women).

96.3% of residents of John Day speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 26 (1.4%)
(19.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in John Day, Oregon:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 32 4 rooms: 76 5 rooms: 111 6 rooms: 115 7 rooms: 60 8 rooms: 38 9 or more rooms: 47

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in John Day, Oregon:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 83 5 rooms: 44 6 rooms: 29 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 43
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 63
1970 to 1979: 218
1960 to 1969: 128
1950 to 1959: 168
1940 to 1949: 109
1939 or earlier: 83

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in John Day:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 132 3 bedrooms: 222 4 bedrooms: 70 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in John Day:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 111 3 bedrooms: 47 4 bedrooms: 11 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in John Day in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 141 2 vehicles: 236 3 vehicles: 76 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in John Day in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 28 1 vehicle: 116 2 vehicles: 78 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 1

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

Less than $10,000: 44
$10,000 to $14,999: 22
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 13
$90,000 to $99,999: 10
$100,000 to $124,999: 56
$125,000 to $149,999: 53
$150,000 to $174,999: 38
$175,000 to $199,999: 18
$200,000 to $249,999: 41
$250,000 to $299,999: 30
$300,000 to $399,999: 15
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 1

John Day rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in John Day:

Less than $100: 7 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 33
$350 to $399: 14
$400 to $449: 29
$450 to $499: 32
$500 to $549: 22
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 1
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 11 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 1 1965 to 1969: 2

John Day, OR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.1%
Number of people working at home: 34 (4.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 130
5 to 9 minutes: 279
10 to 14 minutes: 127
15 to 19 minutes: 78
20 to 24 minutes: 43
25 to 29 minutes: 2
30 to 34 minutes: 21
35 to 39 minutes: 5
40 to 44 minutes: 2
45 to 59 minutes: 0
60 to 89 minutes: 8
90 or more minutes: 10

John Day mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 579 (78%)
Carpooled: 84 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 31 (4%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 78
$10,000 to $14,999: 59
$15,000 to $19,999: 65
$20,000 to $24,999: 64
$25,000 to $29,999: 66
$30,000 to $34,999: 66
$35,000 to $39,999: 79
$40,000 to $44,999: 30
$45,000 to $49,999: 44
$50,000 to $59,999: 35
$60,000 to $74,999: 60
$75,000 to $99,999: 40
$100,000 to $124,999: 10
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

English: 240

German: 192

Other groups: 149

United States or American: 122

Irish: 98

Italian: 66

Scottish: 53

Norwegian: 51

Swedish: 40

Scotch-Irish: 35

French (except Basque): 30

European: 20

Hungarian: 20

Portuguese: 20

Danish: 12

Canadian: 10

Polish: 9

Dutch: 7

Romanian: 7

Swiss: 6

Welsh: 6

British: 5

Finnish: 4

French Canadian: 4

Czech: 4

Basque: 2

Russian: 2

Slavic: 2

Yugoslavian: 2

Austrian: 1

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

Mexico (38%)
Canada (27%)
Germany (12%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Yugoslavia (8%)
Peru (8%)

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

This state: 1098
Northeast: 42
Midwest: 157
South: 59
West: 414

48% of John Day 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, 61% lived in Oregon.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 209
Less than 1 year of college: 48
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 76
Associate degree: 36
Bachelor's degree: 76
Master's degree: 19
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 212
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 121
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 50
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 16.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,686
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,333
Some other race householders: $42,581
Two or more races householders: $15,859
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,177

John Day household income for White non-Hispanic householders

John Day marital status for males

John Day marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,591
Two or more races householders: $158,827
Hispanic or Latino householders: $167,650

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 446
One, attached: 13
Two: 21
3 or 4: 23
5 to 9: 47
10 to 19: 25
20 to 49: 6
50 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 242
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,377

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in John Day:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%) Wood (28%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Wood (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	4.9%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	2.1%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	11.5%
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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