Altamont, OR

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2023 Population

19,844

2.46% 1-year decline

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

36.5

0.815% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

19.8%

0.661% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$56,236

2.98% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$222,600

9.33% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,890

3.93% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Altamont, OR had a population of 19.8k people with a median age of 36.5 and a median household income of $56,236. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Altamont, OR declined from 20,345 to 19,844, a −2.46% decrease and its median household income grew from $54,609 to $56,236, a 2.98% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Altamont, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.2%), Other (Hispanic) (7.54%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.02%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.59%), and White (Hispanic) (3.54%).

None of the households in Altamont, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in Altamont, OR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Altamont, OR are Klamath Community College (282 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Altamont, OR was $222,600, and the homeownership rate was 68.8%.

Most people in Altamont, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Altamont, OR was 2 cars per household.

United States Oregon Klamath County, OR Klamath Falls, OR Klamath, Malheur, Lake & Harney Counties PUMA, OR

Population & Diversity

Altamont, OR is home to a population of 19.8k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.19% of Altamont, OR residents were born outside of the country (832 people).

In 2023, there were 9.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.3k people) in Altamont, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.5k Other (Hispanic) and 1.19k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

97.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.3% of Altamont, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Altamont, OR was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Altamont, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Altamont, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.3k ± 975
Other (Hispanic)
1.5k ± 668
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.19k ± 563

17.4%

Hispanic Population

3.44k people

17.4% of the people in Altamont, OR are hispanic (3.44k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Altamont, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
143,534 ± 9,142 people
Vietnam
22,912 ± 3,706 people
China
22,028 ± 3,634 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 143,534 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,912 and China with 22,028.

Foreign-Born Population

4.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

832 people

4.77%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

970 people

As of 2023, 4.19% of Altamont, OR residents (832 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Altamont, OR was 4.77%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Altamont, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
405 ± 126
Gulf War (2001-)
326 ± 127
Gulf War (1990s)
86 ± 73

Altamont, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Altamont, OR employs 6.89k people. The largest industries in Altamont, OR are Retail Trade (1,276 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,139 people), and Manufacturing (610 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($77,676), Public Administration ($76,098), and Finance & Insurance ($73,897).

Males in Oregon have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,064. The income inequality in Oregon (measured using the Gini index) is 0.463, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.89k

2023 Value

± 659

−3.93%

1 Year decline

± 13.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Altamont, OR declined at a rate of −3.93%, from 7.17k employees to 6.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Altamont, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (909 people), Management Occupations (778 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (567 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Altamont, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.89k

2023 Value

± 659

−3.93%

1 Year decline

± 13.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Altamont, OR declined at a rate of −3.93%, from 7.17k employees to 6.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Altamont, OR, are Retail Trade (1,276 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,139 people), and Manufacturing (610 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Altamont, OR, though some of these residents may live in Altamont, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,610

Median earning men ± $4,801

$30,583

Median earning women ± $4,235

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($84,526), Construction ($78,471), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($51,950), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,399), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,096).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Altamont, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (55.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Altamont, OR awarded 282 degrees. The student population of Altamont, OR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 661 male students and 919 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Altamont, OR are White (172 and 61%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (62 and 22%), Unknown (21 and 7.45%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (12 and 4.26%).

The largest universities in Altamont, OR by number of degrees awarded are Klamath Community College (282 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Altamont, OR are Liberal Arts & Sciences (33 and 11.7%), Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design (21 and 7.45%), and Welding Technology (20 and 7.09%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,580 students enrolled in Altamont, OR, 41.8% men and 58.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 973 records, of which 59% were women and 41% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
33 degrees awarded
General Studies
17 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
12 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Altamont, OR was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 33 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Altamont, OR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Klamath Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

282 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Klamath Community College with 282 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 117 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Altamont, OR, which is 0.709 times less than the 165 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 172 degrees mean that there were 2.77 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 62 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,996) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($717) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Altamont, OR was $222,600 in 2023, which is 0.734 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $203,600 to $222,600, a 9.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Altamont, OR is 68.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Altamont, OR have an average commute time of 14.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Altamont, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$222,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,620

$5,361

Median Property Taxes

±$549

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Altamont, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Altamont, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.8%

Homeownership

2023

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.8% of the housing units in Altamont, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Altamont, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9710
Census Tract 9713

The following map shows all of the places in Altamont, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,236

Median Household Income

± $5,242

7.79k

Number of Households

± 726

In 2023, the median household income of the 7.79k households in Altamont, OR grew to $56,236 from the previous year's value of $54,609.

The following chart displays the households in Altamont, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Altamont, OR is from Oregon.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.462

2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Worked At Home (8.08%)
Carpooled (7.41%)

In 2023, 82.2% of workers in Altamont, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.08%) and those who carpooled to work (7.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Altamont, OR have a shorter commute time (14.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% of the workforce in Altamont, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Altamont, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Altamont, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Altamont, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Altamont, OR (3.87k out of 19.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Altamont, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.1% of the population of Altamont, OR has health coverage, with 26.3% on employee plans, 32.6% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 2.07% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Klamath County, OR see 917 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.67% decrease from the previous year (1004 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1150 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 205 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Klamath County, OR.

917 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Klamath County, OR

Primary care physicians in Klamath County, OR see an average of 917 patients per year. This represents a 8.67% decrease from the previous year (1,004 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Klamath County, OR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 31.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.9%

Uninsured

26.3%

Employer Coverage

32.6%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

2.07%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Altamont, OR declined by 26.7% from 10.8% to 7.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Altamont, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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