| | People QuickFacts | Malheur County | Oregon |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 31,068 | 3,871,859 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 31,313 | 3,831,074 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.8% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 31,313 | 3,831,074 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.3% | 6.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.2% | 22.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.4% | 14.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 45.7% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 92.3% | 88.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.5% | 2.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.0% | 1.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.9% | 3.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.1% | 3.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 32.0% | 12.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 62.9% | 78.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 84.6% | 81.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.8% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 24.9% | 14.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 79.0% | 88.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 13.8% | 28.6% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,920 | 345,700 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.3 | 22.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 11,700 | 1,684,193 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 64.6% | 63.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.6% | 23.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $136,400 | $252,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 10,181 | 1,499,267 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.68 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $16,335 | $26,171 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $39,144 | $49,260 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 22.7% | 14.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Malheur County | Oregon |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 741 | 107,3971 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 8,786 | 1,351,1641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -1.0 | -0.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,368 | 258,805 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,944 | 348,154 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 66,880,653 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 51,910,777 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 484,644 | 50,370,919 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,637 | $13,494 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 45,264 | 7,555,764 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 13 | 7,663 |