Plush, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

65.5

5.21% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.2%

36.9% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$33,125

12.3% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$209,400

86.1% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Plush, OR employs 38 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plush, OR were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (32 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (3 people), and Educational Services (2 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($28,750) and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($28,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 89

124%

1 Year growth

± 252%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plush, OR grew at a rate of 124%, from 17 employees to 38 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plush, OR, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (19 people), Management Occupations (16 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plush, OR.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 89

124%

1 Year growth

± 252%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plush, OR grew at a rate of 124%, from 17 employees to 38 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plush, OR, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (32 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (3 people), and Educational Services (2 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plush, OR, though some of these residents may live in Plush, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$26,667

Median earning men ± $45,524

$25,000

Median earning women ± $18,748

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($27,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($30,208).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Plush, OR was $209,400 in 2023, which is 0.629 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $112,500 to $209,400, a 86.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Plush, OR is 51.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plush, OR have an average commute time of 12.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plush, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$209,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$27,759

$23

Median Property Taxes

±$37

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

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$33,125

Median Household Income

± $32,014

Number of Households

± 45

In 2023, the median household income of the 45 households in Plush, OR grew to $33,125 from the previous year's value of $29,500.

The following chart displays the households in Plush, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (39.5%)
Carpooled (34.2%)
Walked (15.8%)

In 2024, 39.5% of workers in Plush, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (34.2%) and those who walked to work (15.8%).

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

12.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plush, OR have a shorter commute time (12.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Plush, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plush, OR (6 out of 59 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 Males 75+, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plush, OR is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

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

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

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