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County:

Malheur County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41045

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

3,792

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

93,941

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.07

Whitman NF

3,193

% Water:

0.4

Malheur NF

599

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

23,169

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,896

16.1%

5.8%

10.3%

1990:

26,038

-3.2%

-12.3%

9.1%

2000:

31,615

21.4%

12.8%

8.7%

2005:

31,330

-0.9%

-4.1%

3.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

21,752

68.8%

0-to-19:

9,742

30.8%

Black:

369

1.2%

20-to-39:

8,724

27.6%

Hispanic:

8,099

25.6%

40-to-59:

7,609

24.1%

American Indian:

273

0.9%

60-plus:

5,540

17.5%

Other:

1,122

3.5%

Median Age:

33.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

71.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.1%

Median Family Income:

$35,672

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.6%

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