Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
703,830 |
1,929,326 |
2,633,156 |
| 1990 |
711,828 |
2,130,493 |
2,842,321 |
| 2000 |
803,666 |
2,617,733 |
3,421,399 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
838,432 |
2,951,628 |
3,790,060 |
More information on Oregon population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
27,944 |
36,545 |
34,606 |
| 2007 |
28,531 |
37,045 |
35,143 |
| Percent change |
4.2 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
32,629 |
44,778 |
42,362 |
| 2007 |
32,938 |
44,918 |
42,557 |
| Percent change |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.0 |
10.1 |
10.7 |
| 1989 |
15.4 |
11.4 |
12.4 |
| 1999 |
13.8 |
11.0 |
11.6 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
15.2 |
12.3 |
13.0 |
More information on Oregon poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
29.6 |
22.4 |
24.4 |
| 1990 |
23.9 |
16.7 |
18.5 |
| 2000 |
18.8 |
13.6 |
14.9 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
40.0 |
35.9 |
37.1 |
| 1990 |
34.2 |
27.1 |
28.9 |
| 2000 |
32.3 |
24.4 |
26.3 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
18.1 |
21.6 |
20.7 |
| 1990 |
28.8 |
33.0 |
32.0 |
| 2000 |
33.4 |
33.9 |
33.8 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
11.9 |
20.0 |
17.9 |
| 1990 |
13.1 |
23.1 |
20.6 |
| 2000 |
15.5 |
28.1 |
25.1 |
More information on Oregon education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2006 |
454,110 |
1,829,746 |
2,283,856 |
| 2007 |
457,178 |
1,862,865 |
2,320,043 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
| 2008 |
7.7 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
More information on Oregon unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2005-2006 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
| 2006-2007 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
| 2007-2008 |
-0.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
61,441,588 |
61,437,944 |
61,431,595 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
17,658,213 |
17,080,422 |
16,399,647 |
| Percent of total land area |
28.7 |
27.8 |
26.7 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
5,479,479 |
5,417,387 |
5,010,408 |
| Percent of total farmland |
31.0 |
31.7 |
30.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
16.7 |
18.4 |
13.5 |
| Percent irrigated |
25.9 |
26.1 |
26.6 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
3,258,082 |
3,119,384 |
3,037,261 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,890,856 |
2,166,401 |
1,729,761 |
| Percent of total farmland |
10.7 |
12.7 |
10.5 |
| Percent in pasture |
68.0 |
71.3 |
67.7 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
9,601,536 |
8,855,459 |
9,148,119 |
| Percent of total farmland |
54.4 |
51.8 |
55.8 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
686,342 |
641,175 |
511,359 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
546,937 |
483,237 |
612,894 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
442 |
427 |
425 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
71.1 |
73.6 |
72.6 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
17.8 |
16.1 |
16.7 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.2 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
65.8 |
69.1 |
67.5 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
17.6 |
15.8 |
15.6 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
8.7 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
29,470 |
31,277 |
30,160 |
| Percent of total |
73.7 |
78.1 |
78.2 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
7,428 |
6,494 |
6,168 |
| Percent of total |
18.6 |
16.2 |
16.0 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
3,077 |
2,262 |
2,225 |
| Percent of total |
7.7 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
34,489 |
35,375 |
32,793 |
| Percent of total |
86.3 |
88.4 |
85.1 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
2,106 |
1,895 |
2,251 |
| Percent of total |
5.3 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,778 |
2,284 |
2,907 |
| Percent of total |
6.9 |
5.7 |
7.5 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
210 |
169 |
256 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
392 |
310 |
346 |
| Percent of total |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
54.0 |
54.9 |
57.5 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
43.4 |
53.9 |
46.2 |
| Men |
33,943 |
32,941 |
30,298 |
| Women |
6,032 |
7,092 |
8,255 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
38,600 |
38,600 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
3,014,865 |
3,246,995 |
| + Final animal output |
1,040,113 |
1,027,844 |
| + Services and forestry |
706,228 |
745,693 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
4,761,206 |
5,020,532 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,175,885 |
2,377,531 |
| + Net government transactions |
-75,024 |
-76,405 |
| = Gross value added |
2,510,296 |
2,566,596 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
468,081 |
494,622 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,042,215 |
2,071,974 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,179,453 |
1,210,489 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
942,359 |
972,187 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
27,902 |
37,427 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
209,192 |
200,875 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
862,762 |
861,485 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
1,011,301 |
23.1 |
6.3 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
517,238 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
| 3. Dairy products |
408,822 |
9.3 |
1.2 |
| 4. Wheat |
400,103 |
9.1 |
2.3 |
| 5. Hay |
364,890 |
8.3 |
4.9 |
| |
| All commodities |
4,374,984 |
|
1.4 |
| |
More information on Oregon's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Other |
6 |
480.9 |
| 2. Wheat and products |
17 |
285.1 |
| 3. Seeds |
1 |
279.9 |
| 4. Fruits and preparations |
4 |
209.1 |
| 5. Vegetables and preparations |
8 |
132.6 |
| |
| Overall rank |
25 |
1,556.7 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Marion County |
13.4 |
586,743 |
| 2. Clackamas County |
9.1 |
397,318 |
| 3. Morrow County |
8.1 |
353,519 |
| 4. Umatilla County |
7.3 |
320,679 |
| 5. Washington County |
7.1 |
311,380 |
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| State total |
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4,386,143 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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