Malheur County, Oregon

Malheur County is one of the 36 county of Oregon, located towards the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. Malheur County had an official population of 31615 in 2000. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 30907, It is the 20th largest in terms of population. Its area is just over 9929.99 square miles (25718.56 sq km), of which, 9887.09 square miles (25607.45 sq km) of it is land and 42.9 square miles (111.11 sq km) of it is water, making it Oregon's second largest county by total area.

Malheur County Oregon
Map of Malheur County, Oregon

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 31615 people, 10221 households, and 7346 families residing in the county. The population density was 3.2 people per square mile (1.24/kmē), making it the eighth least densely populated county in Oregon. There were 11233 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.42/kmē). The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.28. In the county the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 116 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 30907, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 93.53% White, 1.45% Black or African American, 1.29% American Indian, 1.93% Asian, 0.19% Native Hawaiian, and 1.6% from two or more races.

Malheur County Oregon Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Malheur County Oregon School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Malheur County Oregon GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30241, it is Oregon's fourth poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $35672, making its Oregon's third lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $13895, making it the poorest county by per capita income among the Oregon.

In 2000, 8244 pupils and students, of which 4177 are male and 4067 are female, 26.08% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 406 nursery or pri school, 435 kindergarten, 4067 elementary school, 1987 high school and 1349 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Adrian CityMalheur County0.250.2501475971074030000
2Jordan Valley CityMalheur County2.082.080239114.61450125313
3Nyssa CityMalheur County1.141.14031632772.61031727372
4Ontario CityMalheur County4.474.470109852459.31468329173
5Vale CityMalheur County1.081.08019761824.91194327065
YearPopulation
April 2000 census31615
April 2000 Estimate31615
July 2000 Estimate31520
July 2001 Estimate31474
July 2002 Estimate31322
July 2003 Estimate31133
July 2004 Estimate30994
July 2005 Estimate30968
July 2006 Estimate30878
July 2007 Estimate31013
July 2008 Estimate30907
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school233173406
Kindergarten233202435
Elementary school197320944067
High school11228651987
College or graduate school6167331349
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Malheur County, Oregon$30241$35672$13895
Oregon, United States$40916$48680$20940
United States$41994$50046$21587