97834 Zip Code (Halfway, OR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,434
Zip code population in 2010: 986
Zip code population in 2000: 1,104

Houses and condos: 686
Renter-occupied apartments: 194
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 97834: 91.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 208.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,863 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,352 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 97834:

• High school or higher: 88.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 10.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 97834:

• Never married: 16.9%
• Now married: 49.5%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 25.7%

• 
• • 1,29690.4%White
  • 876.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 302.1%American Indian
  • 120.8%Two or more races
  • 90.6%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 97834, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,787 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,787
State:	$76,001

Salary/wage: $38,130 (reported on 58.7% of returns)

Here:	$38,130
State:	$61,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 977.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3146.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8005.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,339 (reported on 39.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,339
Oregon:	$1,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs below $25k, 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 102.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,227 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,227
State:	$7,165

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.1% for AGIs below $25k, 119.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 195.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 313.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,827 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,827
State:	+$23,403

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 101.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 580.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,825 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,825
State:	+$16,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.7% for AGIs below $25k, 215.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 565.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,814 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

97834:	$15,814
Oregon:	$20,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 350.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1980.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,367 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$22,367
State:	$31,050

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 671.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $7,700 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

97834:	$7,700
State:	$8,487

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 154.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,029 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,029
State:	$1,977

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.7% for AGIs below $25k, 73.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.5%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 97834, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,200 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,200
State:	$57,845

Salary/wage: $30,646 (reported on 68.3% of returns)

Here:	$30,646
State:	$47,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.7% for AGIs below $25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,312 (reported on 41.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,312
Oregon:	$1,848

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,090 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,090
State:	$5,987

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,110 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,110
State:	+$13,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,144 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,144
State:	+$13,871

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,700 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

97834:	$10,700
Oregon:	$16,036

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,750 (28% of AGI, reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$19,750
State:	$24,430

Here:	27.6% of AGI
State:	23.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,738 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,738
State:	$3,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,150 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

97834:	$6,150
State:	$10,269

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,588 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,588
State:	$2,021

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.9%

Here:	66%
State:	47%

(% for various income ranges: 55.0% for AGIs below $25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 97834, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,827 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,827
State:	$46,788

Salary/wage: $22,893 (reported on 69.1% of returns)

Here:	$22,893
State:	$39,788

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $10k, 51.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,868 (reported on 48.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,868
Oregon:	$2,126

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,695 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,695
State:	$3,427

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,397 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,397
State:	+$12,447

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,316 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,316
State:	+$11,682

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.9% for AGIs below $10k, 8.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,800 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

97834:	$3,800
Oregon:	$3,035

Total itemized deductions: $14,255 (27% of AGI, reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,255
State:	$20,209

Here:	26.8% of AGI
State:	24.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,783 (3% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,783
State:	$3,145

Here:	3.2% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,177 (reported on 70.1% of returns)

97834:	$3,177
State:	$7,148

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,519 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,519
State:	$1,605

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.8%

Here:	69%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $10k, 65.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 97870, 97840, 83610, 97905, 97846, 97857.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 89
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 446

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 255 (157 now married, 94 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 97834 with a mortgage: 144
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,086
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $394

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 97834 household income distribution in 2022

• 16Less than $10,000
• 50$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 37$20,000 to $24,999
• 51$25,000 to $29,999
• 45$30,000 to $34,999
• 47$35,000 to $39,999
• 32$40,000 to $44,999
• 57$45,000 to $49,999
• 51$50,000 to $59,999
• 20$60,000 to $74,999
• 35$75,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 97834

• 21$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999
• 46$300,000 to $399,999
• 45$400,000 to $499,999
• 47$500,000 to $749,999
• 50$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 97834

• 1$200 to $249
• 15$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 36$400 to $449
• 9$450 to $499
• 2$550 to $599
• 3$700 to $749
• 4$750 to $799
• 9$800 to $899
• 35$1,000 to $1,249
• 66No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $792.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $276,377.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $248,780

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $342,508 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $178,331 - $526,357

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $247,619

Here:	$247,619
State:	$562,872

Mobile homes: $364,727

Here:	$364,727
State:	$214,044

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 502
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 5
• 3 or 4: 13
• 5 to 9: 33
• Mobile homes: 114
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Unemployment: 1.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 97834

• 66.6%339Drove a car alone
• 18.3%93Carpooled
• 8.6%44Walked
• 3.9%20Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 97834

• 91Less than 5 minutes
• 2105 to 9 minutes
• 5610 to 14 minutes
• 1215 to 19 minutes
• 3720 to 24 minutes
• 2225 to 29 minutes
• 2430 to 34 minutes
• 1360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,434

• Male householders: 260 (127 living alone), Female householders: 276 (53 living alone)

• 261 spouses (261 opposite-sex spouses), 17 unmarried partners, (17 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 394 children (345 natural, 17 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 99 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 94 non-relatives

Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 179 1-person, 24 2-persons

186 married couples with children.
80 single-parent households (6 men, 74 women).

98.8% of residents of 97834 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HALFWAY, CITY OF (PINE CREEK HIGHWAY in HALFWAY, OR)

  STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-SIS-36156-100253, NPDES NON-MAJOR, OR-SIS-36156-101030, OR-SIS-36156-101795, OR-SIS-36156-3411,
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CITY OF HALFWAY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• HALFWAY GARAGE (150 S MAIN in HALFWAY, OR)

  STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-LUST-01-99-0042, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: WALTER L DILLMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• HALFWAY ELEM. SCHOOL (150 W BELL in HALFWAY, OR)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-13
  Organizations: PINE-EAGLE SCH DIST 061 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CORNUCOPIA PLACERS INC (PINE CREEK N OF CY TAX LT 800 in HALFWAY, OR)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: CONSTRUCTION, MINING, AND FORESTRY MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%

Population in 1990: 1,020. Population change in the 1990s: +84 (+8.2%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 727
• Northeast: 38
• Midwest: 75
• South: 100
• West: 474

61% of the 97834 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oregon.

88% of the 97834 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (10-19: 1)
• Information: Newspaper Publishers (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 97834 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	12	70.8 years
James	11	66.3 years
John	10	78.6 years
Mary	9	77.0 years
Charles	7	74.6 years
Harry	7	76.9 years
Vernon	5	76.0 years
Edward	5	78.0 years
Bessie	5	86.4 years
George	5	79.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 97834 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Huff	10	75.0 years
Thomas	8	83.8 years
Buchanan	7	79.2 years
Masterson	7	76.7 years
Smith	7	78.0 years
Young	6	79.8 years
Koopman	5	88.2 years
Jackson	5	74.0 years
Moseley	5	70.0 years
Robertson	5	71.8 years

Businesses in zip code 97834

• True Value: 1