Klamath County, Oregon (OR)

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• • 52,65277.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,22113.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,8174.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2,4403.6%Two or more races
  • 7331.1%Asian alone
  • 4460.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 310.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 220.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $255,633

Here:	$255,633
State:	$422,890

Townhouses or other attached units: $321,248

Here:	$321,248
State:	$360,411

In 2-unit structures: $119,862

Here:	$119,862
State:	$298,318

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $259,756

Here:	$259,756
State:	$326,793

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $234,720

Here:	$234,720
State:	$386,775

Mobile homes: $112,311

Here:	$112,311
State:	$144,252

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,976

Here:	$31,976
State:	$59,096

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 78
• Burglaries: 324
• Thefts: 690
• Auto thefts: 97

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 95
• Burglaries: 316
• Thefts: 660
• Auto thefts: 94

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,653 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,261 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Klamath County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $768 a month.

Cities in this county include: Altamont, Klamath Falls, Keno, Crescent Lake, Langell, Poe Valley, Merrill, Chiloquin, Malin, Bonanza.

2018 air pollution in Klamath County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Maine , Orange County, Vermont , Elmore County, Idaho , Franklin County, Iowa , Milwaukee County, Wisconsin .

Current college students: 2,970
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,981 (53.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3412010 or later
• 5772000 to 2009
• 1,1831990 to 1999
• 6371980 to 1989
• 4291970 to 1979
• 843Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 24,348
• One, attached: 1,074
• Two: 985
• 3 or 4: 1,092
• 5 to 9: 811
• 10 to 19: 519
• 20 to 49: 765
• 50 or more: 260
• Mobile homes: 3,947
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 81

Housing units in Klamath County with a mortgage: 11,735 (317 second mortgage, 606 home equity loan, 71 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,508

Religion statistics for Klamath County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Klamath County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oregon Wildfires And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 7, 2020 - November 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4562, Natural disaster type: Fire, Wind
• Oregon Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4499-OR: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4499, Natural disaster type: Other
• Oregon Royce Butte Fire, Incident Period: September 16, 2008 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 17, 2008, FEMA Id: 2787, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Oregon Severe Winter Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 25, 1996 to January 06, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1160: January 23, 1997, FEMA Id: 1160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Oregon Earthquakes, Incident Period: September 20, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1004: October 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 1004, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
• Oregon Drought, Incident Period: April 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3039: April 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3039, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Oregon Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 24, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-184: December 24, 1964, FEMA Id: 184, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

7.14% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,406 average adjusted gross income)

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($599 average AGI)

Klamath County:	0.10%
Oregon average:	0.05%

2.69% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($13,157 average AGI)
4.35% relocated from other states ($26,650 average AGI)

Klamath County:	4.35%
Oregon average:	4.41%

from Deschutes County, OR	0.38% ($31,023 average AGI)
from Jackson County, OR	0.38% ($32,368)
from Lane County, OR	0.31% ($34,333)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.19% ($47,023)
from Siskiyou County, CA	0.18% ($28,902)
from Marion County, OR	0.16% ($33,703)
from Josephine County, OR	0.15% ($31,086)

6.37% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,181 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.05% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($20,672 average AGI)
3.32% relocated to other states ($23,509 average AGI)

Klamath County:	3.32%
Oregon average:	3.05%

to Jackson County, OR	0.68% ($44,552 average AGI)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.45% ($64,078)
to Lane County, OR	0.30% ($34,388)
to Washington County, OR	0.26% ($44,424)
to Siskiyou County, CA	0.15% ($32,265)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.15% ($33,176)
to Josephine County, OR	0.15% ($40,697)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Klamath County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 13,759 (3,249 living alone), Female householders: 15,598 (4,878 living alone)

• 12,721 spouses (12,617 opposite-sex spouses), 3,709 unmarried partners, (3,524 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,131 children (13,495 natural, 1,260 adopted, 1,376 stepchildren), 1,240 grandchildren, 619 brothers or sisters, 234 parents, 199 foster children, 1,189 other relatives, 2,026 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 813

Size of family households: 9,748 2-persons, 2,133 3-persons, 3,274 4-persons, 1,970 5-persons, 570 6-persons, 699 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,127 1-person, 2,618 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 88 5-persons.

7,810 married couples with children.
4,662 single-parent households (1,669 men, 2,993 women).

91.3% of residents of Klamath speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $441,654,000 ($6,784 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $42,946,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $199,240,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $81,763,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,446,000
Federal grants: $72,419,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,169,000 ($3,033,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $59,617,000 ($25,347,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $970,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,969,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,307,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.98 millions of gallons per day (100% from ground, 0% from surface)

• Year house built in Klamath County, Oregon
• 6992014 or later
• 4722010 to 2013
• 3,7342000 to 2009
• 5,5221990 to 1999
• 3,4961980 to 1989
• 6,5401970 to 1979
• 3,0231960 to 1969
• 2,7401950 to 1959
• 2,4401940 to 1949
• 5,2161939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Klamath County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Klamath County, Oregon
• 1141 room
• 1322 rooms
• 6363 rooms
• 2,2614 rooms
• 4,6115 rooms
• 4,7836 rooms
• 2,7137 rooms
• 1,9908 rooms
• 2,0039+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Klamath County, Oregon
• 6051 room
• 4992 rooms
• 1,1123 rooms
• 3,4214 rooms
• 2,0495 rooms
• 9676 rooms
• 1,1147 rooms
• 928 rooms
• 2559+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Klamath County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Klamath County, Oregon
• 114no bedroom
• 4791 bedroom
• 4,0762 bedrooms
• 9,7913 bedrooms
• 4,1024 bedrooms
• 6815+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Klamath County, Oregon
• 605no bedroom
• 1,2501 bedroom
• 4,5552 bedrooms
• 2,8743 bedrooms
• 6884 bedrooms
• 1425+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Klamath County, Oregon in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Klamath County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 433no vehicle
• 4,0621 vehicle
• 7,3102 vehicles
• 4,6523 vehicles
• 1,8484 vehicles
• 9385+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Klamath County in renter-occupied apartments
• 902no vehicle
• 4,1311 vehicle
• 3,6502 vehicles
• 9953 vehicles
• 2994 vehicles
• 1375+ vehicles

81.3% of Klamath County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Oregon.

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

• This state: 34,672
• Other state: 30,230
• Northeast: 1,120
• Midwest: 5,232
• South: 3,771
• West: 20,107

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,603
• Number of aged recipients: 133
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,470
• Number of recipients under 18: 206
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,146
• Number of recipients older than 64: 251
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 579
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 758

Klamath County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"