Morrow County, OR

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2023 Population

12,249

0.898% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

36.2

2.16% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.2%

15.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$70,217

8.07% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$229,800

7.43% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,336

3.79% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Morrow County, OR had a population of 12.2k people with a median age of 36.2 and a median household income of $70,217. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Morrow County, OR grew from 12,140 to 12,249, a 0.898% increase and its median household income grew from $64,975 to $70,217, a 8.07% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Morrow County, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (15.4%), Other (Hispanic) (13.8%), White (Hispanic) (10.7%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.43%).

None of the households in Morrow 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.

86.2% of the residents in Morrow County, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Morrow County, OR was $229,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.9%.

Most people in Morrow County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Morrow County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Morrow County, OR borders Gilliam County, OR, Grant County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Benton County, WA, and Klickitat County, WA.

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Population & Diversity

Morrow County, OR is home to a population of 12.2k people, from which 86.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 17.8% of Morrow County, OR residents were born outside of the country (2.18k people).

In 2023, there were 3.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.57k people) in Morrow County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.89k Two+ (Hispanic) and 1.69k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.2%

2023 Citizenship

85.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 86.2% of Morrow County, OR residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Morrow County, OR was 85.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Morrow County, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.57k ± 67
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.89k ± 531
Other (Hispanic)
1.69k ± 479

41.2%

Hispanic Population

5.05k people

41.2% of the people in Morrow County, OR are hispanic (5.05k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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

17.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.18k people

17.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.18k people

As of 2023, 17.8% of Morrow County, OR residents (2.18k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Morrow County, OR was 17.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
311 ± 104
Gulf War (1990s)
236 ± 101
Gulf War (2001-)
120 ± 68

Morrow County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Morrow County, OR employs 5.34k people. The largest industries in Morrow County, OR are Manufacturing (829 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (751 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (564 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($103,750), Information ($77,222), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,031).

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

5.34k

2023 Value

± 478

3.79%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Morrow County, OR grew at a rate of 3.79%, from 5.14k employees to 5.34k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Morrow County, OR, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (533 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (447 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (434 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Morrow County, 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

5.34k

2023 Value

± 478

3.79%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Morrow County, OR grew at a rate of 3.79%, from 5.14k employees to 5.34k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Morrow County, OR, are Manufacturing (829 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (751 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (564 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Morrow County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Morrow County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,157

Median earning men ± $5,201

$34,836

Median earning women ± $4,558

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($86,250), Wholesale Trade ($78,438), and Public Administration ($63,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($67,917), Public Administration ($65,795), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,114).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

15
Construction
13
Other Services (except Public Administration)
13
Retail Trade

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$79.1k
Manufacturing
$22.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$14.9k
Utilities

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Morrow County, OR went to Donald J. Trump with 70.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.46%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (70.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.46%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Morrow County, OR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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

Completions

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.

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 Morrow County, OR was $229,800 in 2023, which is 0.757 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $213,900 to $229,800, a 7.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Morrow County, OR is 70.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Morrow County, OR have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Morrow County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 15.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Morrow County, OR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.41%.

Housing

Property

$229,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,107

$3,065

Median Property Taxes

±$339

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 Morrow County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.9%

Homeownership

2023

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 70.9% of the housing units in Morrow County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9702

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Morrow County, 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.

$70,217

Median Household Income

± $11,484

4.32k

Number of Households

± 416

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.32k households in Morrow County, OR grew to $70,217 from the previous year's value of $64,975.

The following chart displays the households in Morrow 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Morrow County, 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 (75%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Worked At Home (4.39%)

In 2023, 75% of workers in Morrow County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (4.39%).

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

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Morrow County, OR have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.88% of the workforce in Morrow County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Morrow County, OR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.41%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Morrow County, OR (1.73k out of 12.2k 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Morrow County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 15.7% of the children was living in poverty in Morrow County, OR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

90.6% of the population of Morrow County, OR has health coverage, with 41.3% on employee plans, 23.5% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 2.03% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Morrow County, OR see 2925 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.827% increase from the previous year (2901 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 105 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,925 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Morrow County, OR

Primary care physicians in Morrow County, OR see an average of 2,925 patients per year. This represents a 0.827% increase from the previous year (2,901 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.3% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

9.38%

Uninsured

41.3%

Employer Coverage

23.5%

Medicaid

11%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

2.03%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Morrow County, OR grew by 14.2% from 8.21% to 9.38%.

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