Drain, OR
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Drain, 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.
98.6% of the residents in Drain, OR are U.S. citizens.
Most people in Drain, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Drain, OR was 2 cars per household.
Drain, OR is home to a population of 1.08k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.92% of Drain, OR residents were born outside of the country (53 people).
In 2024, there were 8.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (815 people) in Drain, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 96 White (Hispanic) and 66 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 98.6% of Drain, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Drain, OR was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Drain, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 8.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (815 people) in Drain, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 96 White (Hispanic) and 66 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
15.3% of the people in Drain, OR are hispanic (165 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Drain, OR as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 144,017 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 20,980 and India with 20,652.
As of 2024, 4.92% of Drain, OR residents (53 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 Drain, OR was 6.05%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Drain, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Drain, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Drain, OR.
81.1% of the population of Drain, OR has health coverage, with 16.8% on employee plans, 51.2% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 1.86% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Oregon see 1,064 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,064 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1177 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 137 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.5% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.6% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Drain, OR declined by 17.3% from 22.9% to 18.9%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Drain, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Drain, OR employs 395 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Drain, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (74 people), Educational Services (56 people), and Retail Trade (45 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($55,395), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,395), and Manufacturing ($52,250).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Drain, OR declined at a rate of −8.56%, from 432 employees to 395 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Drain, OR, are Sales & Related Occupations (64 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (64 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Drain, OR.
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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Drain, OR declined at a rate of −8.56%, from 432 employees to 395 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Drain, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (74 people), Educational Services (56 people), and Retail Trade (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Drain, OR, though some of these residents may live in Drain, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,395), Manufacturing ($52,250), and Construction ($41,389).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($37,961), Retail Trade ($24,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,250).
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.
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.
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.
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.
People in Drain, OR have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Drain, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
In 2024, 64.9% of the housing units in Drain, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.9%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Drain, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 388 households in Drain, OR declined from $46,103 from the previous year's value of $47,281.
The following chart displays the households in Drain, 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 < $10k range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.
In 2024, 77.3% of workers in Drain, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (3.43%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Drain, OR have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.69% of the workforce in Drain, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Drain, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Drain, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Drain, OR have 2 cars.
35.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Drain, OR (378 out of 1.07k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Drain, OR is White, followed by Native American 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.
