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County: Jackson County
State: Oregon
FIPS Code: 41029

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 25% to 30% Percent Land in NF:
25.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
448,365
Retirement County: Yes Total Forest Acreage:
1,461,131
Amenity Level: High National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: Metro Rogue River NF
411,403
% Water: 0.6 Klamath NF
26,334
Mean Jan. Temp: 37 Umpqua NF
10,628
Mean July Temp: 72
Topography: 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: 94,533 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 132,456 40.1% 33.9% 6.2%
1990: 146,389 10.5% 5.2% 5.3%
2000: 181,269 23.8% 20.8% 3.1%
2005: 195,322 7.7% 7.3% 0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
160,795 88.7% 0-to-19:
49,164 27.1%
Black:
674 0.4% 20-to-39:
43,354 23.9%
Hispanic:
12,126 6.7% 40-to-59:
51,906 28.6%
American Indian:
1,782 1.0% 60-plus:
36,845 20.3%
Other:
5,892 3.3%
Median Age: 39.2
Population Density (persons per square mile): 65.1
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 85.0%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 22.3%
Median Family Income: $43,675
Families Below Poverty Line: 8.9%
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