West Linn, OR (Oregon) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 25,236 (Urban population: 25,209, Rural population: 27 (all farm))

West Linn, Oregon Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,745 (8,197 occupied: 6,434 owner occupied, 1,763 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	36%

Housing density: 1184 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: $823 (lower quartile is $658, upper quartile is $1,088)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,044

Median gross rent in West Linn, OR in 2007: $938

Housing units in West Linn with a mortgage: 5,207 (804 second mortgage, 766 home equity loan, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 783

West Linn,OR index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $442,532 (it was $244,700 in 2000)

West Linn:	$442,532
Oregon:	$257,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $271,221 - $616,806

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $503,597
Here: $503,597
State: $345,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $333,358
Here: $333,358
State: $271,304

In 2-unit structures: $512,976
Here: $512,976
State: $280,195

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $241,164
Here: $241,164
State: $286,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $230,958
Here: $230,958
State: $281,504

Mobile homes: $88,214
Here: $88,214
State: $78,759

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,193

In family households: 19,731 (4,940 male householders, 1,300 female householders)
5,279 spouses, 7,338 children (6,815 natural, 216 adopted, 307 stepchildren), 166 grandchildren, 79 brothers or sisters, 108 parents, 168 other relatives, 353 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,462 (945 male householders (646 living alone)), 969 female householders (804 living alone)), 548 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 97 (74 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,490 2-persons, 1,409 3-persons, 1,560 4-persons, 543 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,450 1-person, 403 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

5,258 married couples with children.
982 single-parent households (221 men, 761 women).

92.4% of residents of West Linn speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,238 (5.6%)
(42.2% 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:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Linn, Oregon:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 170 5 rooms: 473 6 rooms: 1,130 7 rooms: 1,330 8 rooms: 1,188 9 or more rooms: 2,068

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Linn, Oregon:
	1 room: 143 2 rooms: 188 3 rooms: 296 4 rooms: 444 5 rooms: 344 6 rooms: 154 7 rooms: 108 8 rooms: 56 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 416
1995 to 1998: 1,295
1990 to 1994: 1,197
1980 to 1989: 1,641
1970 to 1979: 2,070
1960 to 1969: 721
1950 to 1959: 550
1940 to 1949: 305
1939 or earlier: 550

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Linn:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 529 3 bedrooms: 3,028 4 bedrooms: 2,130 5 or more bedrooms: 697

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Linn:
	no bedroom: 155 1 bedroom: 418 2 bedrooms: 705 3 bedrooms: 378 4 bedrooms: 88 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Linn in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 55 1 vehicle: 1,023 2 vehicles: 3,367 3 vehicles: 1,464 4 vehicles: 357 5 or more vehicles: 168

Cars and other vehicles available in West Linn in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 174 1 vehicle: 780 2 vehicles: 660 3 vehicles: 118 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 8

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

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 10
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 72
$150,000 to $174,999: 60
$175,000 to $199,999: 96
$200,000 to $249,999: 377
$250,000 to $299,999: 772
$300,000 to $399,999: 1564
$400,000 to $499,999: 1416
$500,000 to $749,999: 1922
$750,000 to $999,999: 543
$1,000,000 or more: 429

West Linn rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Linn:

Less than $100: 20 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 19
$400 to $449: 29
$450 to $499: 49
$500 to $549: 83
$550 to $599: 131
$600 to $649: 164
$650 to $699: 179
$700 to $749: 170
$750 to $799: 90
$800 to $899: 166
$900 to $999: 232
$1,000 to $1,249: 260
$1,250 to $1,499: 133
$1,500 to $1,999: 127
$2,000 or more: 87
No cash rent: 34

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 307 1990 to 1994: 69 1985 to 1989: 157 1980 to 1984: 153 1975 to 1979: 181 1970 to 1974: 68 1970 to 1974: 47 1965 to 1969: 256

West Linn, OR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.6%
Number of people working at home: 895 (7.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 250
5 to 9 minutes: 757
10 to 14 minutes: 1105
15 to 19 minutes: 1633
20 to 24 minutes: 2226
25 to 29 minutes: 962
30 to 34 minutes: 1765
35 to 39 minutes: 388
40 to 44 minutes: 450
45 to 59 minutes: 494
60 to 89 minutes: 278
90 or more minutes: 86

West Linn mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,864 (79%)
Carpooled: 984 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 293 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 24 (0%)
Walked: 153 (1%)
Other means: 49 (0%)
Worked at home: 895 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 211
$10,000 to $14,999: 164
$15,000 to $19,999: 252
$20,000 to $24,999: 339
$25,000 to $29,999: 254
$30,000 to $34,999: 393
$35,000 to $39,999: 301
$40,000 to $44,999: 379
$45,000 to $49,999: 292
$50,000 to $59,999: 714
$60,000 to $74,999: 868
$75,000 to $99,999: 1266
$100,000 to $124,999: 1015
$125,000 to $149,999: 545
$150,000 to $199,999: 539
$200,000 or more: 622

First ancestries reported:

German: 4167

English: 2218

Other groups: 2069

Irish: 1694

United States or American: 1122

Norwegian: 959

Italian: 867

Swedish: 616

French (except Basque): 585

Scotch-Irish: 546

Scottish: 506

European: 460

Arab:: 252

Polish: 244

Dutch: 232

French Canadian: 223

British: 217

Welsh: 185

Danish: 181

Northern European: 129

Greek: 110

Swiss: 108

Iranian: 100

Arab/Arabic: 95

Russian: 86

Scandinavian: 85

Czech: 83

Canadian: 79

Syrian: 70

Ukrainian: 46

Finnish: 46

Lithuanian: 43

Yugoslavian: 42

Austrian: 36

Subsaharan African:: 36

Egyptian: 35

Turkish: 33

Hungarian: 32

Israeli: 32

Czechoslovakian: 31

Belgian: 28

Other Arab: 27

Croatian: 25

Portuguese: 23

African: 23

Lebanese: 22

Romanian: 20

Slavic: 19

Eastern European: 18

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15

Slovene: 14

Ghanian: 13

Armenian: 13

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 11

Afghan: 9

Bulgarian: 9

Jamaican: 8

Celtic: 7

West Indian: 7

Australian: 6

Basque: 6

New Zealander: 6

Slovak: 6

Jordanian: 3

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

Canada (13%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Iran (8%)
Korea (7%)
Germany (7%)
Mexico (5%)
Iraq (5%)

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

This state: 10103
Northeast: 1247
Midwest: 2504
South: 1230
West: 5727

52% of West Linn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Oregon.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 40
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 78
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 72
High school graduate (or equivalency): 874
Less than 1 year of college: 313
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,284
Associate degree: 510
Bachelor's degree: 2,339
Master's degree: 862
Professional school degree: 413
Doctorate degree: 116

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 72
11th grade: 66
12th grade, no diploma: 128
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,105
Less than 1 year of college: 611
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,520
Associate degree: 494
Bachelor's degree: 2,371
Master's degree: 813
Professional school degree: 149
Doctorate degree: 63

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

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

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: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian 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: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $86,900
Black householders: $92,195
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $104,969
Asian householders: $79,138
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $154,064
Some other race householders: $24,788
Two or more races householders: $71,859
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $76,655

West Linn household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Linn household income for Asian householders

West Linn household income for Some other race householders

West Linn household income for Two or more races householders

West Linn household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

West Linn marital status for males

West Linn marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $443,436
Black or African American householders: $664,249
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $632,963
Asian householders: $476,711
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $306,354
Some other race householders: $508,721
Two or more races householders: $467,126
Hispanic or Latino householders: $477,977

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,779
One, attached: 321
Two: 178
3 or 4: 203
5 to 9: 303
10 to 19: 449
20 to 49: 136
50 or more: 308
Mobile homes: 68

Median worth of mobile homes: $56,128

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Linn:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (70%) Utility gas (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 458

Here:	15.3%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 95

Here:	6.1%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 137

Here:	17.0%
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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