Oregon Profile and Statistics

Oregon Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Oregon had 1447409 total households with the average home having 2.49 residents and the average family coming in at 3.05.

Of those homes reported, 28.9% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.2% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 33477 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 93114 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Oregon, 406944 people live alone, and of that, 131099 are 65 and over.

There were 455068 (31.4%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 332093 (22.9%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Oregon

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 3607745, 40.1 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20 are spouses. There are 995377 children, and 181906 comprise “other relatives.” 262063 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 100549 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Oregon Census Marital Status data

In Oregon, there are 1472294 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 467273 have never married; 776419 are currently still married, but have separated. 24093 are legally separated, 170119 are divorced and 34390 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1514350), 24.8% never married, 50.1% are married but separated while 2.2% are legally still separated. 13.8% are divorced and 9.1% are widowed.

Oregon Fertility Rates and OR Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Oregon (OR): In the 2007 report, 48595 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Oregon (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 13299 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 29 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 53 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 18 babies, while there were 100 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 22.

Oregon Grandparents Statistics

There are 56995 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 24362 (42.7%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 58.9% are the grandmothers and 76.3% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 6382 have done it for less than a year; 5968 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 3857 handling things 3 or 4 years and 8155 doing the job 5 or more years.

Oregon School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (OR)

In Oregon, 906278 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 47851 (5.3%) are in nursery or preschool; 45893 (5.1%) are in kindergarten, while 369547 (40.8%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 204227 (22.5%) are slogging through High School, while 238760 (26.3%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 26.9% (672146); 17.6% (439941) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (2496987), 114037 (4.6%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 197157 (7.9%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 672146 (26.9%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 631512 (25.3%) have some college experience but no degree; 192032 (7.7%) reached an Associate’s degree; 439941 (17.6%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 250162 (10%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Oregon is 2829704. Of that, 353453 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 3414496 (100%) – of that, 562966 (16.5%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (523289), 35372 (6.8%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (2427690), 333125 (13.7%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (463517), 194469 (42%) have a disability.

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