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 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
836,079 |
2,911,376 |
3,747,455 |
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 (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
26,412 |
34,441 |
32,618 |
| 2006 |
26,981 |
35,134 |
33,299 |
| Percent change |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
31,508 |
43,287 |
40,920 |
| 2006 |
31,192 |
43,212 |
40,818 |
| Percent change |
-1.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.0 |
10.1 |
10.7 |
| 1989 |
15.4 |
11.4 |
12.4 |
| 1999 |
13.8 |
11.0 |
11.6 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
16.1 |
13.4 |
14.1 |
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 Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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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 |
| 2005 |
448,878 |
1,784,878 |
2,233,756 |
| 2006 |
458,986 |
1,845,424 |
2,304,410 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
6.5 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
| 2007 |
6.3 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
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 |
| 2004-2005 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
| 2005-2006 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
| 2006-2007 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
22.0 |
15.2 |
16.6 |
| Production |
6.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
| Farm inputs |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Processing & marketing |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
11.3 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
61.44 |
61.44 |
61.44 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
17.61 |
17.66 |
17.08 |
| Percent of total land area |
28.7 |
28.7 |
27.8 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
5.04 |
5.48 |
5.42 |
| Percent of total farmland |
28.6 |
31.0 |
31.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
16.2 |
16.7 |
18.4 |
| Percent irrigated |
24.6 |
25.9 |
26.1 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
2.82 |
3.26 |
3.12 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.83 |
1.89 |
2.17 |
| Percent of total farmland |
10.4 |
10.7 |
12.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
73.7 |
68.0 |
71.3 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
10.38 |
9.60 |
8.86 |
| Percent of total farmland |
59.0 |
54.4 |
51.8 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.36 |
0.69 |
0.64 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.41 |
0.55 |
0.48 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.3 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
552 |
442 |
427 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
67.3 |
71.1 |
73.6 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
19.6 |
17.8 |
16.1 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.7 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
5.3 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
62.1 |
65.8 |
69.1 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
15.8 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
6.1 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
10.3 |
8.7 |
7.6 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
22,152 |
29,470 |
31,277 |
| Percent of total |
69.5 |
73.7 |
78.1 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
7,004 |
7,428 |
6,494 |
| Percent of total |
22.0 |
18.6 |
16.2 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
2,736 |
3,077 |
2,262 |
| Percent of total |
8.6 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
27,506 |
34,489 |
35,375 |
| Percent of total |
86.2 |
86.3 |
88.4 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,477 |
2,106 |
1,895 |
| Percent of total |
4.6 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,481 |
2,778 |
2,284 |
| Percent of total |
7.8 |
6.9 |
5.7 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
195 |
210 |
169 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
233 |
392 |
310 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.4 |
54.0 |
54.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
48.0 |
43.4 |
53.9 |
| Men (persons) |
27,967 |
33,943 |
32,941 |
| Women (persons) |
3,925 |
6,032 |
7,092 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
40,000 |
39,300 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
2,628,373 |
2,945,464 |
| + Final animal output |
1,035,552 |
958,582 |
| + Services and forestry |
928,920 |
907,945 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
4,592,845 |
4,811,991 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,882,077 |
2,097,325 |
| + Net government transactions |
-17,236 |
-52,961 |
| = Gross value added |
2,693,532 |
2,661,704 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
434,353 |
448,250 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,259,179 |
2,213,454 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,290,626 |
1,337,851 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
820,643 |
844,996 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
288,628 |
286,960 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
181,355 |
205,895 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
968,553 |
875,603 |
| |
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, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
1,040,452 |
26.1 |
6.2 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
544,348 |
13.6 |
1.1 |
| 3. Dairy products |
326,340 |
8.2 |
1.4 |
| 4. Hay |
273,601 |
6.9 |
5.6 |
| 5. Ryegrass |
231,485 |
5.8 |
100.0 |
| |
| All commodities |
3,990,617 |
|
1.7 |
| |
More information on Oregon's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Other |
6 |
409.9 |
| 2. Seeds |
2 |
174.4 |
| 3. Fruits and preparations |
4 |
170.6 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
17 |
165.4 |
| 5. Vegetables and preparations |
6 |
145.3 |
| |
| Overall rank |
22 |
1,194.9 |
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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 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Marion County |
13.5 |
430.7 |
| 2. Clackamas County |
10.4 |
332.0 |
| 3. Morrow County |
7.4 |
237.3 |
| 4. Washington County |
7.3 |
231.8 |
| 5. Malheur County |
7.3 |
231.7 |
| |
| State total |
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3,195.5 |
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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 2006, 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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