Facts.......................... City: Depoe Bay State: Oregon County: Lincoln County Zip Code: 97341 Area Code: 541 POPULATION ................. Total population 1,174
GENDER ............
Male 584
Female 590
AGE .............
15 or younger 136
16-24 79
25-44 260
45-64 419
65+ 280
RACE AND ETHNICITY .....................
White 1,086
Black or African American 4
American Indian and Alaska native 20
Asian 7
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 2
Some other race 12
Two or more races 43
Hispanic or Latino 42
HOUSING UNITS .....................
Total housing units 928
RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS ...................
Renter-occupied housing units 178
Median rent ($) 494 549 519
Rent includes utilities 21 .....................
OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS ..............
Owner-occupied housing units 411
Median value ($) 182,900 145,800 111,800
Median price asked for vacant housing ($) 253,100 138,000 89,600
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY AGE ($ IN 1999) ............................
Median household income 35,417 40,916 41,994
Householder under 25 30,536 22,636 22,679
Householder 25-34 30,250 40,325 41,414
Householder 35-44 28,125 48,538 50,654
Householder 45-54 43,036 53,916 56,300
Householder 55-64 41,875 46,535 47,447
Householder 65-74 40,893 31,518 31,368
Householder 75 and older 30,313 23,783 22,259
MARITAL STATUS.....................
Male population 15 and older 529
Male, never married 105
Male, married with spouse 315
Male, married without spouse 17
Male, widowed 13
Male, divorced 79
Female population 15 and older 533
Female, never married 69
Female, married with spouse 306
Female, married without spouse 6
Female, widowed 80
Female, divorced 72
Crime ..............................
Total ............... 2,330
Murder 1
Rape 11
Robbery 24
Aggravated Assault 113
Burglary 499
Larceny - theft 1,568
Motor vehicle thefts 101
Population 44,479
Unemployment rate.................
6.2 percent
*******Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk
Churches - over 200...........................
Employers........................
Oregon State University
Higher Education 8,836
Corvallis School District 509J
Education 890
Siuslaw National Forest
National Forest Management 463
Benton County
County Government 434
City of Corvallis
Municipal Government 408
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research 309
U.S. Post Office
Postal Service 132
Hewlett -Packard
Personal Computation Devices 4,000
Good Samaritan Hospital
Medical and Health Services 1,100
Corvallis Clinic
Medical and Health Services 514
CH2M Hill
Engineering and Planning 400
Summit Information
Data Processing and Information 361
Evanite Fiber Corporation
Hardboard and Fiberglass 263
Accu-Fab Systems, Inc.
Robotics 231
Philomath Forest Products
Wood Products 222
Corvallis Gazette Times
Newspaper 200
WinCo Foods
Retail Foods 160
OSU Federal Credit Union
Finance 146
Georgia Pacific Corporation
Wood Products 142
Nypro-Oregon
Plastics 140
Radio Frequency Systems
Financial Institutions .............................
13 banks and 4 credit union offices
Median Income............
Median Family Income for Benton County -- $46,500
Media .............................
TV - 5 area stations
Cable - Over 70 channels; Showtime, HBO, Disney, Cinemax, Encore and Stars
Radio - 5 local stations
Newspaper - 1 daily, 1 weekly
Taxes.................
Retail Sales Tax
None
Benton Co Property Tax
Less then $15 per $1000 assessed value
State Income Tax
4.2-10.8% of Oregon Taxable Income
Corp Franchise Tax
7.5% of Oregon Net Income
Out-Of-State Vehicle Transfer
$46.50 (including 2 yr plates)
Vehicle Plates
$30 for 2 years
Out-Of-State Dr Lic Transfer
$26.25 for 4 years
Corvallis School district (541)757-5811
Pacific Power 888-221-7070
Telephone - US West Comm. 800-244-1111
Weather.........................
Rainfall
Average 40" annually
Sunshine
Chance of sunny day ranges from a low of 20% in January to a high of 70% in July and August.
Snow
Average is 7.5 inches total, most of which falls in January.
Winds
Light, averaging only 4 miles per hour, high winds are rare.
Fog
About 30 days a year, mostly during late fall. Normally clearing in the afternoon.
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