Located approximately 6 miles north of the California border on Hwy. 101, Brookings-Harbor The climate is temperate all year, with temperatures of 70 degrees common in July or January The mildest climate on the coast gives Brookings-Harbor the name of Oregon's Banana Belt. The climate is temperate all year, with temperatures of 70 degrees common in July or January. Brookings
CURRY COASTAL PILOT- Brookings-Harbor new paper PO Box 700, Brookings, Oregon, 97415. Phone: (541) 469-3123.
Demographics
POPULATION ................ Total population 5,447 Square miles (land) 2.79 Population per square mile 1,951.57 GENDER...................... Male 2,585 Female 2,862 AGE...................... 15 or younger 1,057 16-24 549 25-44 1,258 45-64 1,281 65+ 1,302 Average age (years) 42.84 RACE AND ETHNICITY .......... White 4,932 Black or African American 11 American Indian and Alaska native 131 Asian 70 Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 7 Some other race 78 Two or more races 218 Hispanic or Latino 258 Total housing units....................... 2,569 Renter-occupied housing units 1,021 Average number of household members 2.23 Average number of rooms 4 Average number of vehicles 1 Median year structure was built 1979 Median year householder moved in 1999 Median rent ($) 514 Median rent asked for vacant units ($) 489 Rent includes utilities 203 Rent as a pct of household revenue 25.1 OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS ......................... Owner-occupied housing units 1,262 Average number of household members 2.33 Average number of rooms 5.68 Average number of vehicles 2.04 Median year structure was built 1982 Median year householder moved in 1995 Median value ($) 142,900 Median value for mobile homes ($) 109,500 With mortgage or contract to purchase 646 With second mortgage, equity loan 172 Median price asked for vacant housing ($) 177,800 Monthly cost, with mortgage ($) 1,031 Monthly cost, without mortgage ($) 282 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY AGE ($ IN 1999) .............................. Median household income 31,656 Householder under 25 31,250 Householder 25-34 30,714 Householder 35-44 43,421 Householder 45-54 45,147 Householder 55-64 36,364 Householder 65-74 30,786 Householder 75 and older 17,098 ***Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census ************************************** Department of Motor Vehicles Brookings DMV Shopping Center Ave Suite 1 PO Box 2746 Harbor Brookings, OR 97415 541) 469-2441 Drive Test Appointments: (541) 469-2441 Hours of Operation 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday (Closed for lunch 12:30 to 1:30 PM) **************************************** Community festivals include: · Azalea Festival - May 23-26 (Event dates often change. Check ahead.) Nearby parks and recreation: Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area, McVay Rock State Recreation Site, Winchuck State Recreation Site, Crissey Field State Recreation Site, Harris Beach State Park
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