Jefferson County, Oregon
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State Health Department
- Oregon Health Division DHS: 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland
( Grant Higginson: 503-731-4000 / grant.k.higginson@state.or.us)
Local Health Departments
- Jefferson County Health Department: 715 S.W. 4th St., Suite C, Madras
( Diane Seyl: 541-475-4456 / diane.seyl@co.jefferson.or.us)
Population:
- Total Population: 19,009
- Males: 9,686
- Females: 9,323
Ethnicity:
- White: 12,286
- Black/African American: 12
- Hispanic: 3,351
- Native American/Eskimo: 2,787
- Asian: 105
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 8
- Other: 6
- 2 or more: 454
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (14,255)
- Spanish (2,690)
- Sahaptian (175)
- German (140)
- Upper Chinook (65)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,883
- Mexico (1,521)
- Peru (68)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (46)
- Canada (44)
- India (36)
- El Salvador (30)
- Germany (30)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (1,694)
- Southern Baptist Convention (1,368)
- Assemblies of God (508)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (434)
- Conservative Baptist Association of America (375)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 5,901
- Sensory: 912
- Physical: 1,522
- Mental: 808
- Self-care: 364
- Go outside home: 913
- Employment: 1,458
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 306
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 6,727
- Utility gas: 728
- Bottled or LP gas: 301
- Electricity: 4,190
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 326
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 1,116
- Solar Energy: 6
- Other fuel: 58
- No fuel used: 2
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 12,586
- No vehicle: 451
- 1 or more vehicle: 12,135
Education Attainment:
- No School: 224
- No High School: 981
- Some High School: 1,606
- High School: 3,799
- Some College: 3,060
- Associate's Degree: 658
- College Degree: 1,124
- Master's Degree: 384
- Professional Degree: 118
- Doctoral Degree: 18
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 6,727
- Owners with phone: 4,644
- Owners without phone: 151
- Renters with phone: 1,828
- Renters without phone: 104
10 closest counties:
- Deschutes County, Oregon
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- Linn County, Oregon
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
97711, 97730, 97734, 97741, 97760, 97761
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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