Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,077 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $922 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Douglas County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $792 a month.
Cities in this county include: Roseburg
, Garden Home-Whitford
, Sutherlin
, Green
, Winston
, Reedsport
, Tri-City
, Myrtle Creek
, Glide
, Canyonville
.
Neighboring
counties: Coos County
, Curry County
, Jackson County
, Josephine County
, Klamath County
, Lane County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Douglas County: Timpanogas
Recreation Site
(A),
Toketee Recreation Site
(B),
Camp Creek Forest Camp
(C),
Abbott Butte Lookout
(D),
Camp Grant
(E),
Ada Station
(F),
Camp Tyee
(G),
Camp Vena
(H),
Trapper Shelter
(I),
Douglas County Fairgrounds
(J),
Canton Creek Recreation Site
(K),
Canton Shelter
(L),
Twin Lakes Recreation Site
(M),
Twin Rivers Campground
(N),
Twin Sisters
(O),
Twin Sisters Guard Station
(P),
Twinbuck Camp
(Q),
Tyee Camp
(R),
Tyee Mountain Recreation Area
(S),
Umpqua Landing
(T)
Churches in Douglas County include: Cedar
Grove Church
(A),
Eden Church
(B)
Cemeteries: Metz
Hill Cemetery
(1),
Drain IOOF Cemetery
(2),
Drain Cemetery
(3),
Melrose Cemetery
(4),
Day Cemetery
(5),
William D Bradley Cemetery
(6),
McGuire Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hawkins
Lake
(A),
Bradley Lake
(B),
Dead Cow Lake
(C),
Little Fish Lake
(D),
Skookum Pond
(E),
Skookum Lake
(F),
Skipper Lakes
(G),
Drew Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Medicine
Creek
(A),
Kline Creek
(B),
Mehl Creek
(C),
Mellow Moon Creek
(D),
Melton Creek
(E),
Kleiner Creek
(F),
Middle Creek
(G),
Kirkendall Branch
(H),
Middle Mountain Creek
(I)
Parks in Douglas County include: Bolon
Island Tideways State Park
(1),
Elk Creek Tunnel Forest State Park
(2),
Pass Creek County Park
(3),
Diamond Lake Trailer Camp Area
(4),
Frank Kinney City Park
(5),
James Wood Park
(6),
Gunter Recreation Site
(7),
O C Brown County Park
(8),
Canyon Creek Forest State Park
(9)
Beach: Pumice
Beach
(A).
Post offices: Umpqua
Post Office
(A),
Days Creek Post Office
(B),
Curtin Post Office
(C),
Tiller Post Office
(D),
Azalea Post Office
(E),
Tenmile Post Office
(F),
Gardiner Post Office
(G),
Glendale Post Office
(H),
Scottsburg Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 3,038
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,068 (64% naturalized citizens)
| Douglas
County: |
2.1% | | Whole
state: | 8.5% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 298
- 1990
to 1994: 151
- 1985
to 1989: 146
- 1980
to 1984: 159
- 1975
to 1979: 166
- 1970
to 1974: 112
- 1970
to 1974: 124
- 1965
to 1969: 912
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Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 27,166
- One,
attached: 932
- Two:
1,157
- 3
or 4: 1,382
- 5
to 9: 891
- 10
to 19: 512
- 20
or more: 1,204
- Mobile
homes: 9,364
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 676
Housing units in Douglas County with a mortgage: 11,221 (1,121 second mortgage, 894 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,196 Agriculture
in Douglas County
Average size of farms: 185 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17615
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $353.08
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.39%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22186
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.85%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36772
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.70%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.05
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.14%
Land in orchards: 1801 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Wood
products (19%)
- Construction
(11%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Wood
products (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(23%)
- Mexico
(19%)
- Germany
(10%)
- United
Kingdom (8%)
- Korea
(6%)
- Honduras
(4%)
- Philippines
(4%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Douglas County:
|
- German
(18%)
- United
States or American (13%)
- English
(13%)
- Irish
(10%)
- Norwegian
(4%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
- Italian
(3%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 32,008 (78%)
- Carpooled:
4,790 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 145 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 9 (0%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
22 (0%)
- Bicycle:
196 (0%)
- Walked:
1,272 (3%)
- Other
means: 500 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,981 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Douglas County, Oregon
- 589
people in nursing homes
- 201
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 177
people in other group homes
- 174
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 133
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 65
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 57
people in other workers' dormitories
- 32
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 27
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 14
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 12
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 12
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 10
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 9
people in military barracks, etc.
- 5
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4
people in unknown juvenile institutions
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,623.
6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,294 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.76% | | Oregon
average: | 8.89% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($121 average AGI)
| Douglas
County: |
0.04% | | Oregon
average: | 0.11% |
2.81% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($12,007 average AGI)
3.91% relocated from other states ($23,167 average AGI)
| Douglas
County: |
3.91% | | Oregon
average: | 4.35% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Lane County, OR
|
0.65% ($27,567 average AGI) |
| from
Coos County, OR
|
0.35% ($25,078) |
| from
Jackson County, OR
|
0.27% ($30,636) |
| from
Josephine County, OR
|
0.27% ($28,072) |
| from
Los Angeles County, CA
|
0.17% ($63,885) |
| from
Washington County, OR
|
0.15% ($32,000) |
| from
Multnomah County, OR
|
0.14% ($27,294) |
5.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,051 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.97% | | Oregon
average: | 7.91% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($130 average AGI)
| Douglas
County: |
0.05% | | Oregon
average: | 0.06% |
3.39% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($17,450 average AGI)
2.53% relocated to other states ($13,470 average AGI)
| Douglas
County: |
2.53% | | Oregon
average: | 3.37% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lane County, OR
|
1.06% ($36,575 average AGI) |
| to
Coos County, OR
|
0.28% ($25,814) |
| to
Washington County, OR
|
0.25% ($28,843) |
| to
Jackson County, OR
|
0.24% ($30,102) |
| to
Multnomah County, OR
|
0.22% ($24,342) |
| to
Marion County, OR
|
0.18% ($27,292) |
| to
Josephine County, OR
|
0.17% ($22,790) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6
Births
per 1000 population in Douglas County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Douglas County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Douglas County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,733 (18,863 aged, 2,870 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 98,877
- In
family households: 84,787 (22,219 male householders, 6,152 female householders)
23,319
spouses, 26,905 children (23,588 natural, 872 adopted, 2,445 stepchildren), 1,736 grandchildren, 508 brothers or sisters, 493 parents, 1,240 other relatives, 2,215 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 14,090 (5,296 male householders (4,021 living alone)), 6,200 female householders (5,474 living alone)), 2,594 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,522 (940 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 14,003 2-persons, 6,010 3-persons, 4,872 4-persons, 2,251 5-persons, 857 6-persons, 378 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,495 1-person, 1,638 2-persons, 221 3-persons, 83 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
15,652 married couples with children.
5,758 single-parent households (1,601 men, 4,157 women).
96.1% of residents of Douglas County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $742,972,000 ($7203 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,387,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $366,741,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $123,584,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,542,000
Federal grants: $129,475,000
Federal procurement contracts: $47,193,000 ($476,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $74,437,000 ($602,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,069,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $43,457,000
Federal Government insurance: $236,998,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,618
| Here: |
54 per 1000 residents | | State: | 65
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,386
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +223
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +20
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +4,522
| Here: |
+43 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Douglas County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.82 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 962
- 1995
to 1998: 3,455
- 1990
to 1994: 2,864
- 1980
to 1989: 5,292
- 1970
to 1979: 11,488
- 1960
to 1969: 4,853
- 1950
to 1959: 6,570
- 1940
to 1949: 3,855
- 1939
or earlier: 3,945
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Douglas County, Oregon: |
- 1
room: 235
- 2
rooms: 479
- 3
rooms: 1,217
- 4
rooms: 3,739
- 5
rooms: 7,459
- 6
rooms: 7,249
- 7
rooms: 4,317
- 8
rooms: 2,226
- 9
or more rooms: 1,649
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County, Oregon: |
- 1
room: 430
- 2
rooms: 985
- 3
rooms: 1,773
- 4
rooms: 3,260
- 5
rooms: 2,420
- 6
rooms: 1,324
- 7
rooms: 556
- 8
rooms: 299
- 9
or more rooms: 204
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Douglas County:
|
- no
bedroom: 262
- 1
bedroom: 1,331
- 2
bedrooms: 7,800
- 3
bedrooms: 15,322
- 4
bedrooms: 3,087
- 5
or more bedrooms: 768
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County:
|
- no
bedroom: 505
- 1
bedroom: 2,511
- 2
bedrooms: 4,805
- 3
bedrooms: 2,689
- 4
bedrooms: 575
- 5
or more bedrooms: 166
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Douglas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 876
- 1
vehicle: 6,802
- 2
vehicles: 12,589
- 3
vehicles: 5,778
- 4
vehicles: 1,751
- 5
or more vehicles: 774
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Douglas County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,530
- 1
vehicle: 5,119
- 2
vehicles: 3,300
- 3
vehicles: 986
- 4
vehicles: 207
- 5
or more vehicles: 109
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53% of Douglas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Oregon.
| Douglas
County: |
52.5% | | State
average: |
48.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 44903
- Northeast:
3058
- Midwest:
11086
- South:
8126
- West:
30397
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(47%)
- Utility
gas (24%)
- Wood
(19%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(57%)
- Utility
gas (25%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 997
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 489
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 239
Douglas
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $4,114,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,338,000
Sewerage: $360,000
Solid Waste Management: $248,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $4,673,000
Police Protection: $3,681,000
Housing & Community Development: $250,000
Solid Waste Management: $93,000
Parks & Recreation: $88,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $18,044,000
Health Services - Other: $16,568,000
Regular Highways: $11,212,000
Police Protection: $6,878,000
Corrections - Other: $6,844,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,238,000
Central Staff Services: $3,494,000
Financial Administration: $2,876,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,012,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,883,000
Libraries: $1,868,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,662,000
General Public Buildings: $1,327,000
Housing & Community Development: $874,000
Welfare - Other: $817,000
Water Utilities: $588,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $461,000
Sewerage: $296,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $26,002,000
Highways: $18,411,000
Health & Hospitals: $521,000
All Other: $419,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $93,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,834,000
Regular Highways: $948,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $922,000
Education: $133,000
Highways: $13,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,745,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,671,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $73,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $3,847,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,831,000
Property Sale Other: $3,695,000
Rents: $660,000
Special Assessments: $101,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $603,000
Parks & Recreation: $404,000
General Public Building: $392,000
Police Protection: $287,000
Financial Administration: $156,000
Central Staff: $121,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Health - Other: $98,000
Corrections - Other: $60,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $52,000
Libraries: $26,000
Natural Resource - Other: $15,000
Judicial: $13,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $148,840,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $781,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $14,954,000
All Other: $6,907,000
Highways: $5,695,000
Public Welfare: $1,317,000
General Support: $705,000
Transit Utilities: $281,000
Housing & Community Development: $42,000
Water Utilities: $28,000
Education: $3,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,957,000
NEC: $1,137,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $33,292,000
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