97830 Zip Code (Fossil, OR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 636
Zip code population in 2010: 748
Zip code population in 2000: 737

Houses and condos: 436
Renter-occupied apartments: 64
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 97830: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 599.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,081 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,150 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 97830:

• High school or higher: 88.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 97830:

• Never married: 12.9%
• Now married: 57.9%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 7.7%
• Divorced: 20.3%

• 
• • 55687.4%White
  • 446.9%Two or more races
  • 264.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 91.4%Some other race
  • 10.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 97830, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,397 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,397
State:	$76,001

Salary/wage: $38,739 (reported on 60.0% of returns)

Here:	$38,739
State:	$61,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1015.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3966.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7200.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9803.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $375 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$375
Oregon:	$1,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs below $25k, 14.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,625 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,625
State:	$7,165

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 325.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,050 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,050
State:	+$23,403

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 410.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,886 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,886
State:	+$16,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 233.3% for AGIs below $25k, 404.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,025 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

97830:	$12,025
Oregon:	$20,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 962.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,460 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,460
State:	$1,977

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 97830, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,878 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,878
State:	$57,845

Salary/wage: $31,300 (reported on 74.1% of returns)

Here:	$31,300
State:	$47,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.2% for AGIs below $25k, 65.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $773 (reported on 40.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$773
Oregon:	$1,848

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,450 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$5,987

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,350 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,350
State:	+$13,095

Profit/loss from business: +$3,133 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,133
State:	+$13,871

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,750 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

97830:	$8,750
Oregon:	$16,036

Total itemized deductions: $15,514 (27% of AGI, reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,514
State:	$24,430

Here:	26.9% of AGI
State:	23.2% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,800 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$3,648

Taxes paid: $6,720 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

97830:	$6,720
State:	$10,269

Earned income credit: $2,060 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,060
State:	$2,021

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.3%

Here:	59%
State:	47%

(% for various income ranges: 46.2% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 97830, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,038 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,038
State:	$46,788

Salary/wage: $29,753 (reported on 70.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,753
State:	$39,788

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,911 (reported on 50.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,911
Oregon:	$2,126

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,525 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,525
State:	$3,427

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,877 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,877
State:	+$12,447

Profit/loss from business: +$3,732 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,732
State:	+$11,682

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,311 (26% of AGI, reported on 27.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,311
State:	$20,209

Here:	26.3% of AGI
State:	24.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,885 (3% of AGI, reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,885
State:	$3,145

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,397 (reported on 69.4% of returns)

97830:	$3,397
State:	$7,148

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,862 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,862
State:	$1,605

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.2%

Here:	59%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 60.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 97823, 97750, 97874, 97001, 97033, 97711.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 46
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 264

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 120 (84 now married, 34 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 97830 with a mortgage: 124 (19 second mortgage, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,189
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $375

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 97830 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 42$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 46$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$45,000 to $49,999
• 36$50,000 to $59,999
• 34$60,000 to $74,999
• 17$75,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 49$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 97830

• 2Less than $10,000
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 24$175,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 24$250,000 to $299,999
• 15$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999
• 12$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 97830

• 4$250 to $299
• 1$350 to $399
• 21$400 to $449
• 7$450 to $499
• 5$550 to $599
• 3$700 to $749
• 2$1,250 to $1,499
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $667.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $174,609
• Two or more races householders: $88,947
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $95,789

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $197,052 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $123,297 - $294,277

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $237,112

Here:	$237,112
State:	$562,872

Mobile homes: $173,916

Here:	$173,916
State:	$214,044

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 332
• Two: 8
• 10 to 19: 6
• Mobile homes: 81

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 97830

• 68.7%154Drove a car alone
• 7.1%16Carpooled
• 4.0%9Railroad
• 7.6%17Walked
• 7.1%16Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 97830

• 18Less than 5 minutes
• 805 to 9 minutes
• 2010 to 14 minutes
• 2015 to 19 minutes
• 1420 to 24 minutes
• 1325 to 29 minutes
• 2730 to 34 minutes
• 345 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 636

• Male householders: 105 (57 living alone), Female householders: 208 (54 living alone)

• 148 spouses (148 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 108 children (71 natural, 6 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person, 20 2-persons

51 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 women).

99.8% of residents of 97830 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FOSSIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (404 MAIN STREET in FOSSIL, OR)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-HWMS-2898, CESQG
  STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-LUST-35-02-0094, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Organizations: FOSSIL SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/GENERAL) , FOSSIL SCHOOL DISTRICT 21J WHEELER COUNT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: FOSSIL ADMIN. UNIT - WHEELER CO SD 21J, FOSSIL ELEM. SCHOOL, FOSSIL SD 21

• FOSSIL LANDFILL (PO BOX 327, SEC33,T06S,R21E in FOSSIL, OR)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-SWMS-104132A260, REFUSE DISPOSAL
  STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-ECSI-945, SUPERFUND
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.; SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.; SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.; SOLID WASTE COMBUSTORS AND INCINERATORS.; OTHER NONHAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.
  Alternative names: FOSSIL DISPOSAL SITE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.5%

Population in 1990: 564. Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+30.7%).

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

• This state: 380
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 35
• South: 71
• West: 131

49% of the 97830 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oregon.

93% of the 97830 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 97830 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	17	70.7 years
Mary	10	84.4 years
William	8	79.2 years
Donald	7	74.1 years
George	7	79.7 years
Charles	7	79.0 years
Helen	6	77.8 years
Margaret	6	73.2 years
James	5	80.2 years
Frank	5	75.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 97830 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Dyer	6	76.9 years
Williams	6	89.8 years
Luther	5	80.8 years
Steiwer	5	77.0 years
Conlee	4	74.8 years
Humphrey	4	77.0 years
Asher	4	81.2 years
Dunn	4	77.2 years
Miller	4	74.8 years
Wright	4	83.0 years

Businesses in zip code 97830

• Chevrolet: 1