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County:

Josephine County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41033

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

38.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

405,487

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

929,351

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.29

Siskiyou NF

374,251

% Water:

0.1

Rogue River NF

31,236

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Low Employment, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

35,746

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

58,855

64.6%

58.4%

6.3%

1990:

62,649

6.4%

4.0%

2.5%

2000:

75,726

20.9%

22.4%

-1.5%

2005:

80,761

6.6%

8.6%

-2.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

69,233

91.4%

0-to-19:

19,214

25.4%

Black:

192

0.3%

20-to-39:

15,162

20.0%

Hispanic:

3,229

4.3%

40-to-59:

21,973

29.0%

American Indian:

844

1.1%

60-plus:

19,377

25.6%

Other:

2,228

2.9%

Median Age:

43.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

46.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.1%

Median Family Income:

$36,894

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.3%

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