Crook County, OR

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2024 Population
26,277
US Senator
Ron Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47.2
1.05% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.3%
16.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$81,965
0.355% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$467,000
10.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
11,767
2.65% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Crook County, 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.

99.5% of the residents in Crook County, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Crook County, OR was $467,000, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Crook County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Crook County, OR was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Crook County, OR is home to a population of 26.3k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.39% of Crook County, OR residents were born outside of the country (890 people).

In 2024, there were 24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.6k people) in Crook County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 940 Other (Hispanic) and 720 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Crook County, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Crook County, OR was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Crook County, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    22.6k ± 256
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    940 ± 308
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    720 ± 165
7.88%
Hispanic Population
2.07k people

In 2024, there were 24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.6k people) in Crook County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 940 Other (Hispanic) and 720 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.88% of the people in Crook County, OR are hispanic (2.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Crook County, OR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oregon.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    141,836 ± 9,090 people
  2. Vietnam
    22,252 ± 3,653 people
  3. China
    21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.39%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
890 people
3.72%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
954 people

As of 2024, 3.39% of Crook County, OR residents (890 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Crook County, OR was 3.72%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    836 ± 192
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    519 ± 227
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    283 ± 144

Crook County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Crook County, OR employs 11.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Crook County, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,734 people), Retail Trade (1,670 people), and Construction (1,343 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($98,109), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,139), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,130).

Employment

Occupations

11.8k
2024 Value
± 967
2.65%
1 Year growth
± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crook County, OR grew at a rate of 2.65%, from 11.5k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crook County, OR, are Management Occupations (1,184 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,091 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (996 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crook County, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

11.8k
2024 Value
± 967
2.65%
1 Year growth
± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crook County, OR grew at a rate of 2.65%, from 11.5k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crook County, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,734 people), Retail Trade (1,670 people), and Construction (1,343 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crook County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Crook County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$60,939
Median earning men ± $8,972
$41,785
Median earning women ± $4,304

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($98,467), Public Administration ($83,558), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,808).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,953), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,769), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,373).

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 82
    Construction
  2. 45
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 39
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $103k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $79.4k
    Construction
  3. $52.7k
    Manufacturing

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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

Voting results are not available for Crook County, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (55.3%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
Jeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Crook County, OR was $467,000 in 2024, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $423,300 to $467,000, a 10.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Crook County, OR is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Crook County, OR have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crook County, OR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Crook County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.23%.

Housing

Property

$467,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,772
$7,987
Median Property Taxes
±$611

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 Crook County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74.1%
Homeownership
2024
68.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.1% of the housing units in Crook County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$81,965
Median Household Income
± $3,716
10.8k
Number of Households
± 821

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.8k households in Crook County, OR grew to $81,965 from the previous year's value of $81,675.

The following chart displays the households in Crook County, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Crook County, OR is from Oregon.
0.461
2023 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.4%)
  3. Carpooled (3.83%)

In 2024, 80.5% of workers in Crook County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.4%) and those who carpooled to work (3.83%).

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.

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Commute Time

26.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Crook County, OR have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.54% of the workforce in Crook County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Crook County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Crook County, OR have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Crook County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.23%.

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Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crook County, OR (2.94k out of 26.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crook County, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 16.8% of the children was living in poverty in Crook County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 11.6%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 346 in Crook County, OR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 111 per 100,000 population.

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Health

94.3% of the population of Crook County, OR has health coverage, with 41.2% on employee plans, 18.4% on Medicaid, 18.7% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Crook County, OR see 2,860 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,860 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2198 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 188 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,860 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Crook County, OR

Primary care physicians in Crook County, OR see an average of 2,860 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,860 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

5.73%
Uninsured
41.2%
Employer Coverage
18.4%
Medicaid
18.7%
Medicare
14.9%
Non-Group
1.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Crook County, OR declined by 17.2% from 6.92% to 5.73%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 73.5 in Crook County, OR.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33% in Crook County, OR.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 6.16% in Crook County, OR.

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