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Total population: 36,926 (All urban)

Lake Oswego, Oregon Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,668 (14,704 occupied: 10,508 owner occupied, 4,196 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	36%

Housing density: 1514 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: $879 (lower quartile is $759, upper quartile is $1,091)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $931

Median gross rent in Lake Oswego, OR in 2007: $970

Housing units in Lake Oswego with a mortgage: 7,544 (991 second mortgage, 1,469 home equity loan, 58 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,850

Lake Oswego,OR index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $518,849 (it was $286,900 in 2000)

Lake Oswego:	$518,849
Oregon:	$257,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $337,978 - $737,482

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $646,301
Here: $646,301
State: $345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $282,538
Here: $282,538
State: $271,304

In 2-unit structures: $525,980
Here: $525,980
State: $280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $294,598
Here: $294,598
State: $286,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $258,353
Here: $258,353
State: $281,504

Mobile homes: $105,096
Here: $105,096
State: $78,759

Household type by relationship

Households: 35,063

In family households: 28,915 (8,044 male householders, 1,731 female householders)
8,528 spouses, 9,736 children (8,954 natural, 410 adopted, 372 stepchildren), 114 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 153 parents, 233 other relatives, 259 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,148 (1,862 male householders (1,365 living alone)), 3,187 female householders (2,740 living alone)), 1,099 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 159 (85 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,531 2-persons, 2,177 3-persons, 2,060 4-persons, 790 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,105 1-person, 838 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

7,256 married couples with children.
1,175 single-parent households (229 men, 946 women).

89.5% of residents of Lake Oswego speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,359 (9.5%)
(46.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Oswego, Oregon:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 80 3 rooms: 155 4 rooms: 525 5 rooms: 1,116 6 rooms: 1,488 7 rooms: 1,903 8 rooms: 1,709 9 or more rooms: 3,532

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Oswego, Oregon:
	1 room: 164 2 rooms: 581 3 rooms: 1,043 4 rooms: 991 5 rooms: 731 6 rooms: 324 7 rooms: 148 8 rooms: 123 9 or more rooms: 91

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 196
1995 to 1998: 1,013
1990 to 1994: 1,838
1980 to 1989: 3,814
1970 to 1979: 4,049
1960 to 1969: 1,715
1950 to 1959: 1,356
1940 to 1949: 712
1939 or earlier: 975

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake Oswego:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 270 2 bedrooms: 1,414 3 bedrooms: 4,220 4 bedrooms: 3,705 5 or more bedrooms: 899

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Oswego:
	no bedroom: 164 1 bedroom: 1,478 2 bedrooms: 1,834 3 bedrooms: 539 4 bedrooms: 146 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Oswego in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 110 1 vehicle: 2,488 2 vehicles: 5,620 3 vehicles: 1,873 4 vehicles: 346 5 or more vehicles: 71

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Oswego in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 380 1 vehicle: 2,292 2 vehicles: 1,287 3 vehicles: 167 4 vehicles: 48 5 or more vehicles: 22

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 10
$80,000 to $89,999: 11
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 67
$150,000 to $174,999: 153
$175,000 to $199,999: 204
$200,000 to $249,999: 444
$250,000 to $299,999: 562
$300,000 to $399,999: 1644
$400,000 to $499,999: 1995
$500,000 to $749,999: 3320
$750,000 to $999,999: 1260
$1,000,000 or more: 1313

Lake Oswego rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lake Oswego:

Less than $100: 12 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 19
$200 to $249: 25
$250 to $299: 22
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 46
$500 to $549: 71
$550 to $599: 132
$600 to $649: 199
$650 to $699: 250
$700 to $749: 326
$750 to $799: 482
$800 to $899: 689
$900 to $999: 547
$1,000 to $1,249: 713
$1,250 to $1,499: 324
$1,500 to $1,999: 243
$2,000 or more: 102
No cash rent: 146

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 997 1990 to 1994: 410 1985 to 1989: 313 1980 to 1984: 308 1975 to 1979: 351 1970 to 1974: 174 1970 to 1974: 157 1965 to 1969: 649

Lake Oswego, OR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 36.6%
Number of people working at home: 1,311 (7.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 458
5 to 9 minutes: 1639
10 to 14 minutes: 2188
15 to 19 minutes: 2788
20 to 24 minutes: 3333
25 to 29 minutes: 1778
30 to 34 minutes: 2459
35 to 39 minutes: 519
40 to 44 minutes: 452
45 to 59 minutes: 694
60 to 89 minutes: 283
90 or more minutes: 141

Lake Oswego mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,216 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,389 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 647 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 40 (0%)
Walked: 357 (2%)
Other means: 61 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,311 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 495
$10,000 to $14,999: 366
$15,000 to $19,999: 467
$20,000 to $24,999: 484
$25,000 to $29,999: 626
$30,000 to $34,999: 761
$35,000 to $39,999: 660
$40,000 to $44,999: 701
$45,000 to $49,999: 576
$50,000 to $59,999: 1187
$60,000 to $74,999: 1348
$75,000 to $99,999: 1931
$100,000 to $124,999: 1619
$125,000 to $149,999: 931
$150,000 to $199,999: 1090
$200,000 or more: 1582

First ancestries reported:

German: 5021

English: 3764

Other groups: 3569

Irish: 3172

United States or American: 1690

Norwegian: 1573

Italian: 1327

Scottish: 1122

Swedish: 991

European: 921

French (except Basque): 676

Scotch-Irish: 596

Russian: 584

Dutch: 544

Polish: 477

British: 403

Danish: 380

Iranian: 308

Arab:: 283

Swiss: 280

Welsh: 257

Canadian: 184

Greek: 184

Northern European: 181

Ukrainian: 161

French Canadian: 143

Austrian: 134

Finnish: 129

Yugoslavian: 123

Portuguese: 120

Scandinavian: 118

Arab/Arabic: 116

Czech: 107

Croatian: 102

Hungarian: 93

Subsaharan African:: 92

South African: 92

Lebanese: 69

Slovak: 66

Eastern European: 65

Australian: 60

Lithuanian: 58

Armenian: 57

Romanian: 44

Syrian: 41

Czechoslovakian: 38

Israeli: 34

Palestinian: 28

Celtic: 27

Pennsylvania German: 26

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 21

Slovene: 20

Basque: 20

Other Arab: 19

Belgian: 19

Brazilian: 16

Jamaican: 14

Albanian: 13

Estonian: 12

Latvian: 10

Jordanian: 10

Luxemburger: 9

Slavic: 9

Serbian: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

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

Canada (11%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Iran (7%)
Korea (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Philippines (5%)
Other Western Asia (4%)

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

This state: 12068
Northeast: 2580
Midwest: 4911
South: 2224
West: 9684

52% of Lake Oswego residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Oregon.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 79
High school graduate (or equivalency): 688
Less than 1 year of college: 372
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,647
Associate degree: 509
Bachelor's degree: 4,486
Master's degree: 1,947
Professional school degree: 1,276
Doctorate degree: 361

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 53
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 96
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,287
Less than 1 year of college: 892
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,571
Associate degree: 814
Bachelor's degree: 4,712
Master's degree: 1,868
Professional school degree: 467
Doctorate degree: 157

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.1%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $87,170
Black householders: $68,621
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $103,992
Asian householders: $71,838
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $65,509
Some other race householders: $72,877
Two or more races householders: $56,272
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $72,771

Lake Oswego household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lake Oswego household income for Asian householders

Lake Oswego household income for Some other race householders

Lake Oswego household income for Two or more races householders

Lake Oswego household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lake Oswego marital status for males

Lake Oswego marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $535,848
Black or African American householders: $629,346
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $384,299
Asian householders: $570,390
Some other race householders: $494,434
Two or more races householders: $587,751
Hispanic or Latino householders: $491,360

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,055
One, attached: 1,169
Two: 150
3 or 4: 798
5 to 9: 1,315
10 to 19: 816
20 to 49: 479
50 or more: 860
Mobile homes: 26

Median worth of mobile homes: $57,492

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lake Oswego:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (78%) Utility gas (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 396

Here:	9.3%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 283

Here:	12.0%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 247

Here:	17.8%
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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