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County: Lane County
State: Oregon
FIPS Code: 41039

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 45% to 50% Percent Land in NF:
48.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
1,423,943
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
2,430,804
Amenity Level: High National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: Metro Willamette NF
1,025,373
% Water: 3.6 Siuslaw NF
247,322
Mean Jan. Temp: 39 Umpqua NF
151,248
Mean July Temp: 67
Topography: High Mountains
Metro Status: Small metro area of less than 1 million residents
Economic Type: Nonspecialized
Policy Type: Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 215,401 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 275,226 27.8% 18.6% 9.2%
1990: 282,912 2.8% -3.8% 6.6%
2000: 322,959 14.2% 10.3% 3.8%
2005: 335,180 3.8% 2.6% 1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
286,075 88.6% 0-to-19:
84,921 26.3%
Black:
2,391 0.7% 20-to-39:
91,969 28.5%
Hispanic:
14,874 4.6% 40-to-59:
90,557 28.0%
American Indian:
3,268 1.0% 60-plus:
55,512 17.2%
Other:
16,351 5.1%
Median Age: 36.6
Population Density (persons per square mile): 70.9
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 87.5%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 25.5%
Median Family Income: $45,111
Families Below Poverty Line: 9.0%
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