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People QuickFactsJefferson CountyOregon
Population, 2003 estimate 19,667 3,559,596
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.5% 4.0%
Population, 2000 19,009 3,421,399
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 39.0% 20.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 76.5% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.7% 25.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.9 22.2 
Housing units, 2002 8,771 1,495,582
Homeownership rate, 2000 71.3% 64.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 10.3% 23.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $105,500 $152,100 
Households, 2000 6,727 1,333,723
Persons per household, 2000 2.80 2.51
Median household income, 1999 $35,853 $40,916
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,675 $20,940

Business QuickFactsJefferson CountyOregon
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 287 101,003
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 4,129 1,364,924
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -2.5% 0.7%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 701 212,165
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 351,261 47,665,990
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 109,928 33,396,849
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,643 $10,297
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 97 22,186
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 96,481 19,839,214

Geography QuickFactsJefferson CountyOregon
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,781 95,997
Persons per square mile, 2000 10.7 35.6
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 031 41

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