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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,471 (1.0%)
Area name: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Columbia County is $625 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $723 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1053 a month.
Cities in this county include: St. Helens
, Scappoose
, Vernonia
, Rainier
, Columbia City
, Clatskanie
, Prescott
, Goble
, Marshland
, Warner Valley
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2005 air pollution in Columbia County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.055 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Clatsop County
, Clark County, Washington
, Cowlitz County, Washington
, Multnomah County
, Tillamook County
, Washington County
, Wahkiakum County, Washington
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Columbia County: Trojan
(A),
Alder Grove School
(B),
Warrior Rock Light
(C),
Waterview
(D),
Duck Club
(E),
Duck Club Light
(F),
Cedar Grove School
(G),
Horseshoe Camp
(H),
Johnson Crossing
(I),
Johnson Landing
(J),
Clatskanie Station
(K),
Lake Farm Landing
(L),
Beaver Generating Plant
(M),
Lost Creek School
(N),
Columbia County Fairgrounds
(O),
Benson Lookout
(P),
Mansfield Lookout
(Q),
McBride
(R),
Meissner Lookout
(S),
Fern Hill
(T)
Cemeteries: Mist
Cemetery
(1),
Kinder Cemetery
(2),
Lutheran Cemetery
(3),
Vernonia Cemetery
(4),
Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(5),
Mayger Downing Cemetery
(6),
Masonic Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Guiles
Lake
(A),
Horsepasture Lake
(B),
Hawkins Lake
(C),
Box Lake
(D),
McCormick Lake
(E),
Widgeon Lake
(F),
McNary Lake
(G),
Malarky Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Merril
Creek
(A),
Merrill Creek
(B),
Messing Creek
(C),
Kist Creek
(D),
Miller Creek
(E),
Mollenhour Creek
(F),
Keystone Creek
(G),
Kenusky Creek
(H),
Mud Creek
(I)
Parks in Columbia County include: Camp
Wilkerson
(1),
Airport City Park
(2),
Laurel Beach County Park
(3),
Hudson Country Park
(4),
J J Collins Memorial Park
(5),
Reservoir View City Park
(6),
Chandler Nature Park
(7),
Pioneer Park
(8),
Rogers Park
(9)
Beaches: Jones
Beach
(A),
Cottonwood Beach
(B),
Dibblees Beach
(C),
Goble Beach
(D),
Lyons Beach
(E)
Post offices: Birkenfeld
Post Office
(A),
Deer Island Post Office
(B),
Warren Post Office
(C)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,210
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 780 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Columbia
County: |
1.8% | | Whole
state: | 8.5% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 97
- 1990
to 1994: 43
- 1985
to 1989: 74
- 1980
to 1984: 102
- 1975
to 1979: 73
- 1970
to 1974: 19
- 1970
to 1974: 98
- 1965
to 1969: 274
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Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 12,371
- One,
attached: 198
- Two:
629
- 3
or 4: 452
- 5
to 9: 251
- 10
to 19: 269
- 20
or more: 411
- Mobile
homes: 2,857
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 134
Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 6,243 (817 second mortgage, 810 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,255 Agriculture
in Columbia County
Average size of farms: 71 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32757
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1381.16
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31354
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34404
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.97
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.49%
All wheat for grain: 173 harvested acres
Vegetables: 27 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 116 acresColumbia
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 10.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/2000, a tornado injured one person and caused $40,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Paper
(8%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Wood
products (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Public
administration (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
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- Health
care (13%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(21%)
- United
Kingdom (11%)
- Mexico
(10%)
- Germany
(9%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Other
Northern Europe (4%)
- Philippines
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Columbia County:
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- German
(21%)
- English
(11%)
- United
States or American (9%)
- Irish
(9%)
- Norwegian
(5%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- French
(except Basque) (4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 15,518 (79%)
- Carpooled:
2,639 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 10 (0%)
- Railroad:
2 (0%)
- Taxi:
3 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
38 (0%)
- Bicycle:
37 (0%)
- Walked:
423 (2%)
- Other
means: 118 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 915 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Columbia County, Oregon
- 92
people in nursing homes
- 57
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 51
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 25
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5
people in other group homes
- 3
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $52,745.
9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,916 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.20% | | Oregon
average: |
8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.06% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($30,637 average AGI)
3.14% relocated from other states ($14,279 average AGI)
| Columbia
County: |
3.14% | | Oregon
average: | 4.35% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Washington County, OR
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2.25% ($51,491 average AGI) |
| from
Multnomah County, OR
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2.17% ($42,818) |
| from
Clackamas County, OR
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0.51% ($49,271) |
| from
Clark County, WA
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0.35% ($36,983) |
| from
Cowlitz County, WA
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0.31% ($35,673) |
| from
Clatsop County, OR
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0.20% ($39,848) |
| from
Lane County, OR
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0.17% ($57,571) |
7.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,486 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.48% | | Oregon
average: | 7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.10% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($23,544 average AGI)
3.38% relocated to other states ($19,941 average AGI)
| Columbia
County: |
3.38% | | Oregon
average: |
3.37% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Washington County, OR
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1.39% ($42,568 average AGI) |
| to
Multnomah County, OR
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1.02% ($38,395) |
| to
Cowlitz County, WA
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0.74% ($44,664) |
| to
Clackamas County, OR
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0.43% ($32,643) |
| to
Clark County, WA
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0.40% ($47,262) |
| to
Clatsop County, OR
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0.23% ($32,216) |
| to
Deschutes County, OR
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0.14% ($30,435) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7
Births
per 1000 population in Columbia County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Columbia County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Columbia County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,287 (5,368 aged, 919 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 43,310
- In
family households: 38,004 (9,957 male householders, 2,166 female householders)
10,227
spouses, 13,265 children (11,731 natural, 444 adopted, 1,090 stepchildren), 741 grandchildren, 119 brothers or sisters, 268 parents, 411 other relatives, 850 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,306 (2,225 male householders (1,741 living alone)), 2,040 female householders (1,716 living alone)), 1,041 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 250 (154 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,253 2-persons, 2,584 3-persons, 2,493 4-persons, 1,090 5-persons, 516 6-persons, 187 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,457 1-person, 679 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 16 5-persons.
8,501 married couples with children.
2,393 single-parent households (755 men, 1,638 women).
96.1% of residents of Columbia County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 1% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $186,584,000 ($3972 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,636,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $104,384,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,076,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $140,000
Federal grants: $31,396,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,187,000 ($1,301,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,401,000 ($263,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,946,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $41,054,000
Federal Government insurance: $102,989,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,745
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: | 65
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,051
| Here: |
43 per 1000 residents | | State: | 44
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +75
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +20
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,813
| Here: |
+79 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Columbia County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.13 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 563
- 1995
to 1998: 2,315
- 1990
to 1994: 1,242
- 1980
to 1989: 1,921
- 1970
to 1979: 4,055
- 1960
to 1969: 1,854
- 1950
to 1959: 1,283
- 1940
to 1949: 1,171
- 1939
or earlier: 3,168
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Oregon: |
- 1
room: 63
- 2
rooms: 127
- 3
rooms: 471
- 4
rooms: 1,188
- 5
rooms: 2,616
- 6
rooms: 2,978
- 7
rooms: 2,321
- 8
rooms: 1,352
- 9
or more rooms: 1,340
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Oregon: |
- 1
room: 151
- 2
rooms: 258
- 3
rooms: 502
- 4
rooms: 1,222
- 5
rooms: 731
- 6
rooms: 639
- 7
rooms: 281
- 8
rooms: 75
- 9
or more rooms: 60
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbia County:
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- no
bedroom: 63
- 1
bedroom: 578
- 2
bedrooms: 2,497
- 3
bedrooms: 6,751
- 4
bedrooms: 2,185
- 5
or more bedrooms: 382
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County:
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- no
bedroom: 185
- 1
bedroom: 749
- 2
bedrooms: 1,749
- 3
bedrooms: 941
- 4
bedrooms: 248
- 5
or more bedrooms: 47
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Columbia County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 328
- 1
vehicle: 2,486
- 2
vehicles: 5,467
- 3
vehicles: 2,709
- 4
vehicles: 1,054
- 5
or more vehicles: 412
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Columbia County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 433
- 1
vehicle: 1,684
- 2
vehicles: 1,323
- 3
vehicles: 336
- 4
vehicles: 107
- 5
or more vehicles: 36
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54% of Columbia County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Oregon.
| Columbia
County: |
53.7% | | State
average: |
48.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 21408
- Northeast:
1048
- Midwest:
4579
- South:
2157
- West:
13335
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $140,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(45%)
- Utility
gas (30%)
- Wood
(14%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Electricity
(64%)
- Utility
gas (18%)
- Wood
(9%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 328
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 83
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 152
Columbia
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $57,000
- Charges
- All Other: $1,369,000
Parks & Recreation: $96,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $2,489,000
Police Protection: $565,000
- Current
Operations - Health Services - Other: $4,932,000
Corrections - Other: $3,938,000
Regular Highways: $2,984,000
Police Protection: $1,824,000
Central Staff Services: $1,822,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,506,000
Financial Administration: $1,367,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,259,000
General - Other: $759,000
General Public Buildings: $756,000
Welfare - Other: $672,000
Natural Resources - Other: $318,000
Parks & Recreation: $293,000
Transit Utilities: $239,000
Libraries: $23,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,971,000
All Other: $998,000
Highways: $261,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $812,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $308,000
Health: $100,000
Judicial and Legal: $57,000
General: $15,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Regular Highways: $9,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $74,000
All Other: $55,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,476,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,850,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $43,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $583,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $2,402,000
Rents: $236,000
Interest Earnings: $68,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $229,000
Solid Waste Management: $88,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $34,000
General - Other: $32,000
Parks & Recreation: $20,000
Libraries: $16,000
Central Staff: $5,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
General Public Building: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,006,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $391,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $4,791,000
Highways: $2,739,000
All Other: $2,411,000
Public Welfare: $1,827,000
General Support: $474,000
Transit Utilities: $104,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,463,000
NEC: $1,245,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $7,545,000
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