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County:

Deschutes County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41017

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

50% to 55%

Percent Land in NF:

50.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

984,665

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

1,101,288

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

10.68

Deschutes NF

984,665

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

63

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

30,442

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

62,142

104.1%

93.7%

10.4%

1990:

74,958

20.6%

13.0%

7.7%

2000:

115,367

53.9%

47.7%

6.3%

2005:

141,382

22.3%

19.7%

2.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

107,177

92.9%

0-to-19:

31,398

27.2%

Black:

207

0.2%

20-to-39:

29,547

25.6%

Hispanic:

4,304

3.7%

40-to-59:

34,112

29.6%

American Indian:

875

0.8%

60-plus:

20,310

17.6%

Other:

2,804

2.4%

Median Age:

38.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

38.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

25.0%

Median Family Income:

$48,403

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.3%

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