Columbia County, Oregon (OR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,860
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,456
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,901 (it was 3,919 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 38% |
Land area: 657 sq. mi.
Water area: 31.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 81 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (18.5%), Manufacturing (16.0%), Retail trade (13.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 44,41284.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,3946.5%Two or more races
- 3,3316.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 4400.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 3290.6%Asian alone
- 2420.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2380.5%Some other race alone
- 1980.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 43.7 years |
Oregon median age: | 40.5 years |
Males: 27,070 | (51.1%) |
Females: 25,929 | (48.9%) |
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Columbia County: | 2.0 people |
Oregon: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $82,205 ($45,797 in 1999)
This county: | $82,205 |
Oregon: | $75,657 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,094 (lower quartile is $744, upper quartile is $1,549)
This county: | $1094 |
State: | $1235 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $410,403 (it was $146,600 in 2000)
Columbia: | $410,403 |
Oregon: | $475,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,741Detached houses: $502,753
Here: $502,753 State: $562,872 Townhouses or other attached units: $381,997
Here: $381,997 State: $463,029 In 2-unit structures: $437,631
Here: $437,631 State: $505,105 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $262,828
Here: $262,828 State: $419,673 Mobile homes: $316,065
Here: $316,065 State: $214,044 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $92,803
Here: $92,803 State: $122,960
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $574
Institutionalized population: 338
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 40
- Burglaries: 17
- Thefts: 60
- Auto thefts: 32
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 15
- Burglaries: 28
- Thefts: 25
- Auto thefts: 18
Health of residents in Columbia County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.80.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
42.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
62.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
72.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 68 buildings, average cost: $374,500
- 2021: 207 buildings, average cost: $297,500
- 2020: 166 buildings, average cost: $274,300
- 2019: 78 buildings, average cost: $295,700
- 2018: 86 buildings, average cost: $272,900
- 2017: 164 buildings, average cost: $256,900
- 2016: 84 buildings, average cost: $253,100
- 2015: 98 buildings, average cost: $231,300
- 2014: 98 buildings, average cost: $237,200
- 2013: 79 buildings, average cost: $244,100
- 2012: 28 buildings, average cost: $255,300
- 2011: 27 buildings, average cost: $221,900
- 2010: 55 buildings, average cost: $209,300
- 2009: 60 buildings, average cost: $196,600
- 2008: 83 buildings, average cost: $219,500
- 2007: 186 buildings, average cost: $214,200
- 2006: 255 buildings, average cost: $218,200
- 2005: 355 buildings, average cost: $191,400
- 2004: 313 buildings, average cost: $175,500
- 2003: 265 buildings, average cost: $163,300
- 2002: 287 buildings, average cost: $148,700
- 2001: 282 buildings, average cost: $127,300
- 2000: 255 buildings, average cost: $138,100
- 1999: 302 buildings, average cost: $141,100
- 1998: 252 buildings, average cost: $137,900
- 1997: 299 buildings, average cost: $131,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,796 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,960 (0.7%)
Columbia County: | 9.3% |
Oregon: | 12.1% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 43.7 years old
(Males: 42.5 years old, Females: 45.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.1 years old, Black residents: 44.4 years old, American Indian residents: 42.2 years old, Asian residents: 55.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.9 years old, Other race residents: 35.8 years old)
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, Goble, Vernonia, Warren, Rainier, Columbia City, Clatskanie, Marshland, Deer Island.
2023 air pollution in Columbia County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 4.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Clatsop County , Piscataquis County, Maine , Campbell County, South Dakota , Union County .
Here: | 4.6% |
Oregon: | 3.9% |
Current college students: 1,210
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,508 (57.5% naturalized citizens)
Columbia County: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2002010 or later
- 2552000 to 2009
- 4491990 to 1999
- 1761980 to 1989
- 921970 to 1979
- 372Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): ! minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 16,291
- One, attached: 493
- Two: 680
- 3 or 4: 606
- 5 to 9: 293
- 10 to 19: 303
- 20 to 49: 146
- 50 or more: 234
- Mobile homes: 2,740
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 231
Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 10,704 (1,248 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 977 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 85
Here: | 10.5% with mortgage |
State: | 98.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Columbia County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 4,269 | 47 |
Other | 2,835 | 11 |
Catholic | 1,377 | 4 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,342 | 9 |
None | 39,528 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Columbia County: | 1.84 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Columbia County: | 3.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Columbia County: | 8.1% |
Oregon: | 7.4% |
Columbia County: | 30.4% |
State: | 25.6% |
Here: | 19.7% |
State: | 14.2% |
Agriculture in Columbia County:
Average size of farms: 71 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32,757
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: $31,354
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: $34,404
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 acres
Earthquake activity:
Columbia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 1454% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from Columbia County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 101.2 miles away from the county center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 383.7 miles away from Columbia County center
On 8/17/1991 at 22:17:14, a magnitude 7.1 (6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi) earthquake occurred 316.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Oregon Wildfires And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 7, 2020 - November 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4562, Natural disaster type: Fire, Wind
- Oregon Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4499-OR: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4499, Natural disaster type: Other
- Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 7, 2017 - January 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4328, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 06, 2015 to December 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4258: February 17, 2016, FEMA Id: 4258, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Oregon Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: January 17, 2012 to January 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4055: March 02, 2012, FEMA Id: 4055, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Severe Winter Storm, Record and Near Record Snow, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 13, 2008 to December 26, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1824: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1824, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Snow
- Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 01, 2007 to December 17, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1733: December 08, 2007, FEMA Id: 1733, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 14, 2006 to December 15, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1683: February 22, 2007, FEMA Id: 1683, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 18, 2005 to January 21, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1632: March 20, 2006, FEMA Id: 1632, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Columbia County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Landslides: 6, Mudslides: 6, Winter Storms: 6, Storms: 5, Winds: 3, Snows: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,434 (61.9%)
- Carpooled: 1,616 (11.9%)
- Bus: 13 (0.1%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 9 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 185 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 8 (0.1%)
- Walked: 630 (4.6%)
- Worked at home: 2,995 (22.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (6%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Mexico (21%)
- Canada (12%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (6%)
- Nicaragua (6%)
- Korea (6%)
- Scotland (5%)
- Honduras (4%)
- German (12%)
- American (11%)
- English (11%)
- European (9%)
- Irish (8%)
- Norwegian (3%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Columbia County, Oregon in 2010:
- 190 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 142 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 70 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 50 people in group homes intended for adults
- 33 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 4 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Columbia County, Oregon in 2000:
- 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
8.47% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,122 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.47% |
Oregon average: | 8.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.67% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($40,139 average AGI)
2.80% relocated from other states ($17,983 average AGI)
Columbia County: 2.80% Oregon average: 3.99%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Washington County, OR | 2.28% ($67,150 average AGI) |
from Multnomah County, OR | 1.69% ($59,152) |
from Clackamas County, OR | 0.61% ($57,352) |
from Cowlitz County, WA | 0.44% ($44,163) |
from Clark County, WA | 0.41% ($54,384) |
from Marion County, OR | 0.16% ($53,000) |
from Clatsop County, OR | 0.14% ($27,690) |
7.66% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($61,410 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.66% |
Oregon average: | 8.24% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.82% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($25,546 average AGI)
3.84% relocated to other states ($35,864 average AGI)
Columbia County: 3.84% Oregon average: 4.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Washington County, OR | 1.14% ($49,333 average AGI) |
to Multnomah County, OR | 0.93% ($46,232) |
to Cowlitz County, WA | 0.59% ($47,258) |
to Clackamas County, OR | 0.50% ($52,798) |
to Clark County, WA | 0.46% ($55,375) |
to Clatsop County, OR | 0.23% ($63,592) |
to Maricopa County, AZ | 0.16% ($69,091) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,503 (6,212 aged, 1,291 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 929 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Columbia County, Oregon in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (698)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (573)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (414)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (341)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (265)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (192)
- Unspecified dementia (183)
- Congestive heart failure (146)
- Malignant neoplasm of prostate (44)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (42)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 847
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 69
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 184.4. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 109.4
- Other - 75.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 52,999- Male householders: 10,367 (2,635 living alone), Female householders: 10,510 (2,436 living alone)
10,837 spouses (10,774 opposite-sex spouses), 1,808 unmarried partners, (1,801 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,110 children (11,275 natural, 439 adopted, 1,368 stepchildren), 1,555 grandchildren, 414 brothers or sisters, 635 parents, 128 foster children, 899 other relatives, 2,172 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 442
Size of family households: 6,388 2-persons, 2,995 3-persons, 2,902 4-persons, 1,030 5-persons, 394 6-persons, 323 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,070 1-person, 1,279 2-persons, 248 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
6,373 married couples with children.
2,262 single-parent households (820 men, 1,442 women).
95.6% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $186,584,000 ($3,972 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: 2,745Here: | 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 |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.13 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.2 |
Here: | 4.7 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Columbia County, Oregon
- 402020 or later
- 1,4742010 to 2019
- 3,2562000 to 2009
- 3,5151990 to 1999
- 2,4151980 to 1989
- 3,5081970 to 1979
- 1,6411960 to 1969
- 1,2051950 to 1959
- 1,1881940 to 1949
- 3,5591939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Oregon
- 1201 room
- 52 rooms
- 4173 rooms
- 1,5844 rooms
- 2,5665 rooms
- 4,0316 rooms
- 2,5967 rooms
- 1,9768 rooms
- 2,6139+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Oregon
- 2561 room
- 2012 rooms
- 4623 rooms
- 1,2474 rooms
- 1,2305 rooms
- 5066 rooms
- 4057 rooms
- 1938 rooms
- 3639+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Oregon
- 121no bedroom
- 3151 bedroom
- 2,4622 bedrooms
- 8,7853 bedrooms
- 3,6714 bedrooms
- 5515+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Oregon
- 321no bedroom
- 6731 bedroom
- 1,9962 bedrooms
- 1,3473 bedrooms
- 3514 bedrooms
- 2255+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 380no vehicle
- 2,9011 vehicle
- 5,7002 vehicles
- 4,0453 vehicles
- 1,8254 vehicles
- 9715+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in renter-occupied apartments
- 540no vehicle
- 2,0471 vehicle
- 1,3962 vehicles
- 5213 vehicles
- 2834 vehicles
- 1475+ vehicles
86.9% of Columbia County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Oregon.
Columbia County: | 86.9% |
State average: | 85.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 28,557
- Other state: 22,163
- Northeast: 1,173
- Midwest: 3,593
- South: 2,267
- West: 15,174
- 46.7%Electricity
- 38.6%Utility gas
- 11.1%Wood
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 66.9%Electricity
- 21.6%Utility gas
- 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.0%No fuel used
- 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.7%Wood
- 0.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 15.1% |
Oregon: | 13.7% |
Here: | 7.2% |
Oregon: | 8.8% |
Here: | 7.0% |
Oregon: | 17.7% |
Columbia County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,007,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,155,000
Parks and Recreation: $560,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $5,585,000
Regular Highways: $4,003,000
Financial Administration: $2,559,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,243,000
Transit Utilities: $2,060,000
Police Protection: $2,060,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,858,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,822,000
Central Staff Services: $1,596,000
General - Other: $1,083,000
Parks and Recreation: $938,000
Health - Other: $635,000
Corrections - Other: $627,000
General Public Buildings: $540,000
Public Welfare - Other: $378,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,840,000
Transit Utilities: $28,000
Highways: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $865,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $3,653,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,143,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,632,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,275,000
Interest Earnings: $1,442,000
General Revenue - Other: $738,000
Royalties: $266,000
Sale of Property: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Transit Utilities: $1,053,000
Health - Other: $782,000
Financial Administration: $155,000
Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
Police Protection: $51,000
Regular Highways: $44,000
General - Other: $29,000
Central Staff Services: $12,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,285,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $439,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $112,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,966,000
Highways: $4,450,000
General Local Government Support: $4,230,000
Transit Utilities: $3,519,000
Other: $45,000
- Tax - Property: $13,255,000
Other License: $269,000
Public Utilities Sales: $117,000
Columbia County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,007,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,155,000
Parks and Recreation: $560,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $5,585,000
Regular Highways: $4,003,000
Financial Administration: $2,559,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,243,000
Transit Utilities: $2,060,000
Police Protection: $2,060,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,858,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,822,000
Central Staff Services: $1,596,000
General - Other: $1,083,000
Parks and Recreation: $938,000
Health - Other: $635,000
Corrections - Other: $627,000
General Public Buildings: $540,000
Public Welfare - Other: $378,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,840,000
Transit Utilities: $28,000
Highways: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $865,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $3,653,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,143,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,632,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,275,000
Interest Earnings: $1,442,000
General Revenue - Other: $738,000
Royalties: $266,000
Sale of Property: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Transit Utilities: $1,053,000
Health - Other: $782,000
Financial Administration: $155,000
Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
Police Protection: $51,000
Regular Highways: $44,000
General - Other: $29,000
Central Staff Services: $12,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,285,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $439,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $112,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,966,000
Highways: $4,450,000
General Local Government Support: $4,230,000
Transit Utilities: $3,519,000
Other: $45,000
- Tax - Property: $13,255,000
Other License: $269,000
Public Utilities Sales: $117,000
Columbia County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,007,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,155,000
Parks and Recreation: $560,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $5,585,000
Regular Highways: $4,003,000
Financial Administration: $2,559,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,243,000
Transit Utilities: $2,060,000
Police Protection: $2,060,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,858,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,822,000
Central Staff Services: $1,596,000
General - Other: $1,083,000
Parks and Recreation: $938,000
Health - Other: $635,000
Corrections - Other: $627,000
General Public Buildings: $540,000
Public Welfare - Other: $378,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,840,000
Transit Utilities: $28,000
Highways: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $865,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $3,653,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,143,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,632,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,275,000
Interest Earnings: $1,442,000
General Revenue - Other: $738,000
Royalties: $266,000
Sale of Property: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Transit Utilities: $1,053,000
Health - Other: $782,000
Financial Administration: $155,000
Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
Police Protection: $51,000
Regular Highways: $44,000
General - Other: $29,000
Central Staff Services: $12,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,285,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $439,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $112,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,966,000
Highways: $4,450,000
General Local Government Support: $4,230,000
Transit Utilities: $3,519,000
Other: $45,000
- Tax - Property: $13,255,000
Other License: $269,000
Public Utilities Sales: $117,000
Columbia County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,007,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,155,000
Parks and Recreation: $560,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $5,585,000
Regular Highways: $4,003,000
Financial Administration: $2,559,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,243,000
Transit Utilities: $2,060,000
Police Protection: $2,060,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,858,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,822,000
Central Staff Services: $1,596,000
General - Other: $1,083,000
Parks and Recreation: $938,000
Health - Other: $635,000
Corrections - Other: $627,000
General Public Buildings: $540,000
Public Welfare - Other: $378,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,840,000
Transit Utilities: $28,000
Highways: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $865,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $3,653,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,143,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,632,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,275,000
Interest Earnings: $1,442,000
General Revenue - Other: $738,000
Royalties: $266,000
Sale of Property: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Transit Utilities: $1,053,000
Health - Other: $782,000
Financial Administration: $155,000
Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
Police Protection: $51,000
Regular Highways: $44,000
General - Other: $29,000
Central Staff Services: $12,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,285,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $439,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $112,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,966,000
Highways: $4,450,000
General Local Government Support: $4,230,000
Transit Utilities: $3,519,000
Other: $45,000
- Tax - Property: $13,255,000
Other License: $269,000
Public Utilities Sales: $117,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 624
- Number of aged recipients: 45
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 579
- Number of recipients under 18: 103
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 445
- Number of recipients older than 64: 76
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 205
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 286
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 10 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 183 | $184,732 | 154 | $190,552 | 1,377 | $195,341 | 65 | $101,154 | 1 | $69,000 | 88 | $175,205 | 117 | $167,214 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 22 | $188,455 | 21 | $141,619 | 191 | $211,696 | 15 | $38,533 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $91,111 | 18 | $130,222 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 53 | $171,774 | 41 | $153,488 | 625 | $211,565 | 62 | $123,290 | 0 | $0 | 26 | $167,731 | 80 | $143,475 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 39 | $181,077 | 61 | $180,459 | 400 | $201,798 | 14 | $117,214 | 0 | $0 | 31 | $143,613 | 33 | $168,485 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 19 | $179,947 | 27 | $180,519 | 126 | $209,024 | 9 | $116,111 | 0 | $0 | 6 | $218,667 | 6 | $110,833 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 10 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 13 | $210,231 | 32 | $205,344 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 14 | $240,071 | 12 | $264,417 | 2 | $177,500 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 4 | $318,250 | 7 | $253,286 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $228,500 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $202,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $159,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $126,000 |
Most common first names in Columbia County, OR among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 245 | 75.4 years |
William | 240 | 76.2 years |
Robert | 197 | 70.6 years |
James | 186 | 74.5 years |
Mary | 168 | 79.8 years |
Charles | 153 | 75.3 years |
George | 152 | 76.6 years |
Harold | 86 | 75.0 years |
Donald | 84 | 68.6 years |
Richard | 83 | 68.0 years |
Most common last names in Columbia County, OR among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 153 | 75.7 years |
Smith | 96 | 75.2 years |
Anderson | 62 | 77.2 years |
Jones | 55 | 75.2 years |
Brown | 54 | 76.1 years |
Wilson | 53 | 72.2 years |
Miller | 49 | 78.7 years |
Thompson | 49 | 76.3 years |
Nelson | 47 | 76.7 years |
Davis | 46 | 73.2 years |
Businesses in Columbia County, OR | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 3 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Safeway | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 2 | Sears | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Subway | 5 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
FedEx | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
GNC | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 2 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Vons | 2 | |
KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Kroger | 2 | Walmart | 1 |
Columbia County on our top lists:
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"