Jefferson County, Oregon

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Jefferson County, Oregon is a county located in the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 19009 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 20512 in July 2008, making it the tenth least populous county in Oregon. The county comprises an area of 1791.17 sq mi (4639.11 square kilometre), of which, 1780.78 square miles (4612.2 square kilometre) of it is land and 10.38 square miles (26.88 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 21st largest by size in Oregon.


As of the census of 2000, there were 19009 people in the county, organized into 6727 households, and 5166 families living in the county. The population density was 10.7 people per square mile (4.13/kmē), giving it the 24th most densely populated county among the Oregon. There were 8319 housing units at an average density of 4.7 per square mile (1.81/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.8 persons, and the average family size was 3.16 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 20512, The racial makeup of the county was 79.37% White, 0.81% Black or African American, 16.39% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.32% Native Hawaiian, and 2.61% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35853, it is the 18th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Oregon. The median income for a family in the county was $39151, it is the 25th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Oregon. The per capita income for the county was $15675, making it the third lowest county by per capita income in Oregon.

In 2000, 4882 pupils and students, of which 51.29% are male and 48.71% are female, 25.68% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.31% nursery or pri school, 7.37% kindergarten, 53.52% elementary school, 23.84% high school and 7.95% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Culver City	Jefferson County	0.62	0.62	0	802	1302	11865	31667
2	Madras City	Jefferson County	2.18	2.18	0	5078	2326.9	12937	29103
3	Metolius City	Jefferson County	0.41	0.41	0	635	1549.7	11963	32375
4	Warm Springs Cdp	Jefferson County	42.7	42.51	0.19	2431	57.2	8583	29886

Year	Population
April 2000 census	19009
April 2000 Estimate	19009
July 2000 Estimate	19103
July 2001 Estimate	19465
July 2002 Estimate	19574
July 2003 Estimate	19651
July 2004 Estimate	19602
July 2005 Estimate	19705
July 2006 Estimate	20076
July 2007 Estimate	20628
July 2008 Estimate	20512

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	228	129	357
Kindergarten	230	130	360
Elementary school	1303	1310	2613
High school	608	556	1164
College or graduate school	135	253	388

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Jefferson County, Oregon	$35853	$39151	$15675
Oregon, United States	$40916	$48680	$20940
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587