Curry County, Oregon (OR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,543
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,961
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,200 (it was 2,582 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 38% |
Land area: 1627 sq. mi.
Water area: 361.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 14 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.3%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (13.9%), Public administration (12.3%), Construction (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 64%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
- Unpaid family work: 2%
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- 19,27182.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,9078.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,4246.1%Two or more races
- 2871.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1940.8%Asian alone
- 1250.5%Some other race alone
- 900.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
| Median resident age: | 57.7 years |
| Oregon median age: | 40.5 years |
| Males: 11,575 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 11,888 |  (50.7%) |
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| Curry County: | 2.0 people |
| Oregon: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $63,481 ($30,117 in 1999)
| This county: | $63,481 |
| Oregon: | $75,657 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $922 (lower quartile is $740, upper quartile is $1,225)
| This county: | $922 |
| State: | $1235 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $397,027 (it was $125,000 in 2000)
| Curry: | $397,027 |
| Oregon: | $475,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,678Detached houses: $516,757
Here: $516,757 State: $562,872 Townhouses or other attached units: $316,548
Here: $316,548 State: $463,029 In 2-unit structures: $446,253
Here: $446,253 State: $505,105 Mobile homes: $228,959
Here: $228,959 State: $214,044 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $60,120
Here: $60,120 State: $122,960
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $458
Institutionalized population: 105
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 24
- Burglaries: 25
- Thefts: 99
- Auto thefts: 29
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 19
- Burglaries: 39
- Thefts: 124
- Auto thefts: 21
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 92 buildings, average cost: $425,000
- 2021: 84 buildings, average cost: $307,200
- 2020: 57 buildings, average cost: $289,700
- 2019: 72 buildings, average cost: $282,900
- 2018: 45 buildings, average cost: $266,600
- 2017: 43 buildings, average cost: $262,300
- 2016: 54 buildings, average cost: $214,100
- 2015: 40 buildings, average cost: $236,100
- 2014: 29 buildings, average cost: $283,500
- 2013: 24 buildings, average cost: $265,500
- 2012: 19 buildings, average cost: $282,500
- 2011: 21 buildings, average cost: $250,600
- 2010: 27 buildings, average cost: $265,900
- 2009: 36 buildings, average cost: $206,300
- 2008: 37 buildings, average cost: $244,300
- 2007: 56 buildings, average cost: $279,900
- 2006: 135 buildings, average cost: $207,000
- 2005: 157 buildings, average cost: $225,900
- 2004: 133 buildings, average cost: $220,500
- 2003: 158 buildings, average cost: $203,400
- 2002: 99 buildings, average cost: $188,900
- 2001: 92 buildings, average cost: $174,100
- 2000: 83 buildings, average cost: $168,900
- 1999: 98 buildings, average cost: $171,900
- 1998: 92 buildings, average cost: $124,800
- 1997: 96 buildings, average cost: $142,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,171 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,619 (0.5%)
| Curry County: | 12.6% |
| Oregon: | 12.1% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 57.7 years old
(Males: 57.0 years old, Females: 58.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 60.2 years old, American Indian residents: 29.9 years old, Asian residents: 54.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.7 years old, Other race residents: 45.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Curry County is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $871 a month.
Cities in this county include: Brookings, Harbor, Gold Beach, Port Orford, Nesika Beach, Langlois, Agness, Pistol River.
Local government website: www.co.curry.or.us
Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Maine 
, Worcester County, Massachusetts , Green County, Wisconsin , Minidoka County, Idaho , Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska , Watonwan County, Minnesota .
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Oregon: | 3.9% |
Current college students: 463
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,389 (63.4% naturalized citizens)
| Curry County: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1492010 or later
- 1512000 to 2009
- 3241990 to 1999
- 1151980 to 1989
- 431970 to 1979
- 487Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9,150
- One, attached: 359
- Two: 356
- 3 or 4: 270
- 5 to 9: 220
- 10 to 19: 391
- 20 to 49: 154
- 50 or more: 104
- Mobile homes: 2,077
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 96
Housing units in Curry County with a mortgage: 4,738 (448 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 380 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51
| Here: | 7.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Curry County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,043 | 25 |
| Catholic | 1,560 | 3 |
| Other | 1,268 | 8 |
| Mainline Protestant | 710 | 7 |
| None | 16,783 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Curry County: | 4.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
| Curry County: | 1.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oregon: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34
| This county: | 15.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Curry County: | 9.7% |
| Oregon: | 7.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Curry County: | 25.4% |
| State: | 25.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 16.4% |
| State: | 14.2% |
Agriculture in Curry County:
Average size of farms: 340 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $56,679
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2611.83
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 34.70%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.82%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70,141
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.22%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51,513
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.47%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.19
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.70%
Vegetables: 4 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 64 acres
Earthquake activity:
Curry County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 2891% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 134.7 miles away from Curry County center
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/17/1991 at 22:17:14, a magnitude 7.1 (6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/15/2005 at 02:50:54, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 MW, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 115.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/15/2005 at 02:50:54, a magnitude 7.2 (6.1 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW) earthquake occurred 120.6 miles away from Curry County center
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 142.1 miles away from the county center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Oregon Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4499-OR: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4499, Natural disaster type: Other
- Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: April 6, 2019 - April 21, 2019, FEMA Id: 4452, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 23, 2019 - February 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4432, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 06, 2015 to December 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4258: February 17, 2016, FEMA Id: 4258, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Oregon Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: January 17, 2012 to January 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4055: March 02, 2012, FEMA Id: 4055, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Tsunami Wave Surge, Incident Period: March 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1964: March 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 1964, Natural disaster type: Tsunami Wave
- Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 01, 2007 to December 17, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1733: December 08, 2007, FEMA Id: 1733, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 18, 2005 to January 21, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1632: March 20, 2006, FEMA Id: 1632, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Oregon Florence Fire, Incident Period: July 27, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 28, 2002, FEMA Id: 2453, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Curry County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Landslides: 6, Mudslides: 6, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tsunami Wave: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,758 (68.6%)
- Carpooled: 544 (6.5%)
- Bus: 48 (0.6%)
- Ferryboat: 9 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 69 (0.8%)
- Bicycle: 13 (0.2%)
- Walked: 223 (2.7%)
- Worked at home: 1,836 (21.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Retail trade (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Retail trade (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Mexico (34%)
- Ireland (11%)
- England (11%)
- Germany (11%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Canada (3%)
- German (15%)
- American (15%)
- Irish (10%)
- English (9%)
- European (8%)
- Italian (3%)
- Norwegian (2%)
People in group quarters in Curry County, Oregon in 2010:
- 122 people in group homes intended for adults
- 78 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 27 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 27 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 24 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 22 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 14 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
People in group quarters in Curry County, Oregon in 2000:
- 83 people in other group homes
- 70 people in nursing homes
- 52 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in military barracks, etc.
9.84% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,085 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.84% |
| Oregon average: | 8.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.11% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($14,658 average AGI)
6.74% relocated from other states ($44,426 average AGI)
Curry County: 6.74% Oregon average: 3.99%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Jackson County, OR |  0.68% ($56,409 average AGI) |
| from Del Norte County, CA | 0.36% ($43,229) |
| from Los Angeles County, CA | 0.30% ($85,103) |
| from Lane County, OR | 0.30% ($41,069) |
| from Coos County, OR | 0.30% ($24,034) |
| from Multnomah County, OR | 0.28% ($55,074) |
| from Sacramento County, CA | 0.22% ($73,714) |
8.00% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,022 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.00% |
| Oregon average: | 8.24% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.42% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($21,903 average AGI)
4.58% relocated to other states ($31,118 average AGI)
Curry County: 4.58% Oregon average: 4.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Coos County, OR | 0.60% ($81,281 average AGI) |
| to Lane County, OR | 0.50% ($50,396) |
| to Jackson County, OR | 0.48% ($45,609) |
| to Del Norte County, CA | 0.37% ($49,286) |
| to Josephine County, OR | 0.30% ($47,793) |
| to Douglas County, OR | 0.21% ($45,350) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 17.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,772 (5,892 aged, 880 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 631 (19%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Curry County, Oregon in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (513)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (432)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (426)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (361)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (207)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (171)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (166)
- Unspecified dementia (153)
- Congestive heart failure (76)
- Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (23)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,371
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 109
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,195
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 749
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,396
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 111
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 22
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 331.4. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 238.6
- Other - 92.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23,463- Male householders: 5,808 (1,376 living alone), Female householders: 5,632 (1,794 living alone)
5,932 spouses (5,703 opposite-sex spouses), 771 unmarried partners, (764 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,961 children (3,721 natural, 40 adopted, 200 stepchildren), 269 grandchildren, 78 brothers or sisters, 217 parents, 0 foster children, 185 other relatives, 439 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 288
Size of family households: 4,853 2-persons, 1,417 3-persons, 900 4-persons, 241 5-persons, 151 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,171 1-person, 673 2-persons, 35 3-persons.
1,951 married couples with children.
1,032 single-parent households (343 men, 689 women).
94.3% of residents of Curry speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (4% speak English very well, 71% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $170,556,000 ($7,717 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,047,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $103,182,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,645,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $266,000
Federal grants: $17,634,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,483,000 ($141,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,346,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $479,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,046,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,400,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 834| Here: | 37 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 65 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,722
| Here: | 77 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +77
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +20 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,139
| Here: | +95 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +21 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.83 millions of gallons per day (29% from ground, 71% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 |
| State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Curry County, Oregon
- 252020 or later
- 5842010 to 2019
- 1,9562000 to 2009
- 2,3031990 to 1999
- 2,2341980 to 1989
- 2,3581970 to 1979
- 1,0921960 to 1969
- 1,3851950 to 1959
- 4321940 to 1949
- 5561939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Curry County, Oregon
- 951 room
- 992 rooms
- 9063 rooms
- 1,1534 rooms
- 2,5025 rooms
- 1,8446 rooms
- 6947 rooms
- 6478 rooms
- 8249+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Curry County, Oregon
- 1111 room
- 1302 rooms
- 5883 rooms
- 5794 rooms
- 5585 rooms
- 4046 rooms
- 1357 rooms
- 608 rooms
- 1149+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Curry County, Oregon
- 114no bedroom
- 3871 bedroom
- 2,5102 bedrooms
- 4,3423 bedrooms
- 1,1174 bedrooms
- 2045+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Curry County, Oregon
- 111no bedroom
- 4701 bedroom
- 1,0532 bedrooms
- 8573 bedrooms
- 1584 bedrooms
- 385+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Curry County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 234no vehicle
- 2,4981 vehicle
- 3,6832 vehicles
- 1,6103 vehicles
- 3844 vehicles
- 3305+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Curry County in renter-occupied apartments
- 274no vehicle
- 1,0241 vehicle
- 9392 vehicles
- 2973 vehicles
- 1404 vehicles
- 95+ vehicles
87.6% of Curry County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Oregon.
| Curry County: | 87.6% |
| State average: | 85.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7,229
- Other state: 14,713
- Northeast: 1,394
- Midwest: 2,299
- South: 1,294
- West: 9,740
- 74.3%Electricity
- 18.4%Wood
- 3.3%Utility gas
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Other fuel
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 87.4%Electricity
- 7.3%Wood
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%No fuel used
- 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 106
| Here: | 8.6% |
| Oregon: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53
| Here: | 7.2% |
| Oregon: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 83
| Here: | 45.9% |
| Oregon: | 17.7% |
Curry County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,376,000
Other: $1,251,000
Natural Resources - Other: $423,000
Natural Resources - Other: $174,000
Parks and Recreation: $117,000
Parks and Recreation: $45,000
Air Transportation: $27,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,130,000
Regular Highways: $1,497,000
General - Other: $53,000
Air Transportation: $24,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,786,000
Regular Highways: $3,644,000
Police Protection: $3,325,000
Regular Highways: $3,035,000
General - Other: $2,036,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,605,000
Health - Other: $1,464,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,425,000
Financial Administration: $1,281,000
General - Other: $1,252,000
Financial Administration: $1,228,000
Central Staff Services: $1,159,000
Central Staff Services: $1,137,000
Health - Other: $891,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $838,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $748,000
Natural Resources - Other: $645,000
Natural Resources - Other: $606,000
Corrections - Other: $539,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $510,000
Corrections - Other: $473,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $429,000
General Public Buildings: $406,000
General Public Buildings: $375,000
Public Welfare - Other: $303,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $180,000
Parks and Recreation: $129,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $132,000
Public Welfare: $71,000
Air Transportation: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
Interest on Debt: $8,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $635,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $575,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $72,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $175,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,299,000
Interest Earnings: $906,000
General Revenue - Other: $654,000
Donations From Private Sources: $346,000
Rents: $320,000
Donations From Private Sources: $154,000
Fines and Forfeits: $128,000
Sale of Property: $101,000
General Revenue - Other: $77,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
Fines and Forfeits: $33,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $27,000
General - Other: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $66,769,000
Cash and Securities: $38,859,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,090,000
Highways: $4,462,000
Other: $4,460,000
Other: $2,652,000
Education: $863,000
Health and Hospitals: $818,000
Health and Hospitals: $697,000
General Local Government Support: $519,000
General Local Government Support: $389,000
Education: $378,000
Public Welfare: $362,000
- Tax - Property: $2,215,000
Property: $2,171,000
Public Utilities Sales: $971,000
Public Utilities Sales: $871,000
Other License: $546,000
Other License: $507,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Amusements License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,990,000
Curry County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,376,000
Other: $1,251,000
Natural Resources - Other: $423,000
Natural Resources - Other: $174,000
Parks and Recreation: $117,000
Parks and Recreation: $45,000
Air Transportation: $27,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,130,000
Regular Highways: $1,497,000
General - Other: $53,000
Air Transportation: $24,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,786,000
Regular Highways: $3,644,000
Police Protection: $3,325,000
Regular Highways: $3,035,000
General - Other: $2,036,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,605,000
Health - Other: $1,464,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,425,000
Financial Administration: $1,281,000
General - Other: $1,252,000
Financial Administration: $1,228,000
Central Staff Services: $1,159,000
Central Staff Services: $1,137,000
Health - Other: $891,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $838,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $748,000
Natural Resources - Other: $645,000
Natural Resources - Other: $606,000
Corrections - Other: $539,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $510,000
Corrections - Other: $473,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $429,000
General Public Buildings: $406,000
General Public Buildings: $375,000
Public Welfare - Other: $303,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $180,000
Parks and Recreation: $129,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $132,000
Public Welfare: $71,000
Air Transportation: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
Interest on Debt: $8,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $635,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $575,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $72,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $175,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,299,000
Interest Earnings: $906,000
General Revenue - Other: $654,000
Donations From Private Sources: $346,000
Rents: $320,000
Donations From Private Sources: $154,000
Fines and Forfeits: $128,000
Sale of Property: $101,000
General Revenue - Other: $77,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
Fines and Forfeits: $33,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $27,000
General - Other: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $66,769,000
Cash and Securities: $38,859,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,090,000
Highways: $4,462,000
Other: $4,460,000
Other: $2,652,000
Education: $863,000
Health and Hospitals: $818,000
Health and Hospitals: $697,000
General Local Government Support: $519,000
General Local Government Support: $389,000
Education: $378,000
Public Welfare: $362,000
- Tax - Property: $2,215,000
Property: $2,171,000
Public Utilities Sales: $971,000
Public Utilities Sales: $871,000
Other License: $546,000
Other License: $507,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Amusements License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,990,000
Curry County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,376,000
Other: $1,251,000
Natural Resources - Other: $423,000
Natural Resources - Other: $174,000
Parks and Recreation: $117,000
Parks and Recreation: $45,000
Air Transportation: $27,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,130,000
Regular Highways: $1,497,000
General - Other: $53,000
Air Transportation: $24,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,786,000
Regular Highways: $3,644,000
Police Protection: $3,325,000
Regular Highways: $3,035,000
General - Other: $2,036,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,605,000
Health - Other: $1,464,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,425,000
Financial Administration: $1,281,000
General - Other: $1,252,000
Financial Administration: $1,228,000
Central Staff Services: $1,159,000
Central Staff Services: $1,137,000
Health - Other: $891,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $838,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $748,000
Natural Resources - Other: $645,000
Natural Resources - Other: $606,000
Corrections - Other: $539,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $510,000
Corrections - Other: $473,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $429,000
General Public Buildings: $406,000
General Public Buildings: $375,000
Public Welfare - Other: $303,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $180,000
Parks and Recreation: $129,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $132,000
Public Welfare: $71,000
Air Transportation: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
Interest on Debt: $8,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $635,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $575,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $72,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $175,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,299,000
Interest Earnings: $906,000
General Revenue - Other: $654,000
Donations From Private Sources: $346,000
Rents: $320,000
Donations From Private Sources: $154,000
Fines and Forfeits: $128,000
Sale of Property: $101,000
General Revenue - Other: $77,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
Fines and Forfeits: $33,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $27,000
General - Other: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $66,769,000
Cash and Securities: $38,859,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,090,000
Highways: $4,462,000
Other: $4,460,000
Other: $2,652,000
Education: $863,000
Health and Hospitals: $818,000
Health and Hospitals: $697,000
General Local Government Support: $519,000
General Local Government Support: $389,000
Education: $378,000
Public Welfare: $362,000
- Tax - Property: $2,215,000
Property: $2,171,000
Public Utilities Sales: $971,000
Public Utilities Sales: $871,000
Other License: $546,000
Other License: $507,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Amusements License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,990,000
Curry County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,376,000
Other: $1,251,000
Natural Resources - Other: $423,000
Natural Resources - Other: $174,000
Parks and Recreation: $117,000
Parks and Recreation: $45,000
Air Transportation: $27,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,130,000
Regular Highways: $1,497,000
General - Other: $53,000
Air Transportation: $24,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,786,000
Regular Highways: $3,644,000
Police Protection: $3,325,000
Regular Highways: $3,035,000
General - Other: $2,036,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,605,000
Health - Other: $1,464,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,425,000
Financial Administration: $1,281,000
General - Other: $1,252,000
Financial Administration: $1,228,000
Central Staff Services: $1,159,000
Central Staff Services: $1,137,000
Health - Other: $891,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $838,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $748,000
Natural Resources - Other: $645,000
Natural Resources - Other: $606,000
Corrections - Other: $539,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $510,000
Corrections - Other: $473,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $429,000
General Public Buildings: $406,000
General Public Buildings: $375,000
Public Welfare - Other: $303,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $180,000
Parks and Recreation: $129,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $132,000
Public Welfare: $71,000
Air Transportation: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
Interest on Debt: $8,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $635,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $575,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $72,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $175,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,299,000
Interest Earnings: $906,000
General Revenue - Other: $654,000
Donations From Private Sources: $346,000
Rents: $320,000
Donations From Private Sources: $154,000
Fines and Forfeits: $128,000
Sale of Property: $101,000
General Revenue - Other: $77,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
Fines and Forfeits: $33,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $27,000
General - Other: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $66,769,000
Cash and Securities: $38,859,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,090,000
Highways: $4,462,000
Other: $4,460,000
Other: $2,652,000
Education: $863,000
Health and Hospitals: $818,000
Health and Hospitals: $697,000
General Local Government Support: $519,000
General Local Government Support: $389,000
Education: $378,000
Public Welfare: $362,000
- Tax - Property: $2,215,000
Property: $2,171,000
Public Utilities Sales: $971,000
Public Utilities Sales: $871,000
Other License: $546,000
Other License: $507,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Amusements License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,990,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 490
- Number of aged recipients: 51
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 439
- Number of recipients under 18: 42
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 358
- Number of recipients older than 64: 90
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 197
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 231
| Most common first names in Curry County, OR among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Robert | 183 | 74.7 years |
| John | 177 | 75.7 years |
| James | 172 | 72.5 years |
| William | 162 | 76.6 years |
| Mary | 108 | 78.5 years |
| George | 94 | 77.6 years |
| Donald | 91 | 73.3 years |
| Charles | 91 | 77.1 years |
| Richard | 87 | 72.5 years |
| Helen | 78 | 79.8 years |
| Most common last names in Curry County, OR among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 106 | 74.9 years |
| Johnson | 58 | 77.0 years |
| Miller | 52 | 77.2 years |
| Nelson | 41 | 75.1 years |
| Davis | 37 | 77.7 years |
| Brown | 35 | 75.6 years |
| Anderson | 32 | 78.3 years |
| Moore | 32 | 75.9 years |
| Williams | 32 | 76.2 years |
| Wilson | 31 | 70.4 years |
| Businesses in Curry County, OR | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 5 | |
| Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Circle K | 3 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| FedEx | 3 | Subway | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
| KFC | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
| Kroger | 2 | |||
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