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La Pine Oregon Information: La Pine, Oregon is part of DESCHUTES County. Population for La Pine from the last gathering is 5799. You can view La Pine venues that host many La Pine OR events every year. You can also research La Pine Oregon homes for sale by visiting our La Pine Oregon real estate guide. La Pine Oregon has a latitude of 43.705 and a longitude of -121.53. Zip codes in La Pine, OR include 97739 ... more La Pine zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in La Pine, OR
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in La Pine, OR was 5,799.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in La Pine was 2,897, which represents 50 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in La Pine, OR
There are an estimated 1,542 married men in the town. 61.5 percent of men over 15 years old in La Pine are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in La Pine is 2,902 which is 50 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in La Pine, Oregon
There are an estimated 1,558 married women in the community. 64 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in La Pine, OR
The median age of people living in La Pine, OR was 44.7 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in La Pine was 268. There were 4,467 people above the age of 18, which represents 77 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 20.7 percent of the population (1,202) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in La Pine, OR
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in La Pine, OR was 5,689.

White Population in La Pine, OR
The estimated White population in the La Pine community is 5,558, which is 95.8 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in La Pine, Oregon
The estimated Black/African American population is 5, which is 0.1 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in La Pine, OR
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in La Pine, OR was 74.

Asian Population in La Pine, Oregon
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 14.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in La Pine, OR
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in La Pine was an estimated 6.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 32, while those of “two or more races” was 110 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the La Pine community was 129, or 2.2 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in La Pine, OR
The household population number in La Pine was 5,762.

Group Quarters Population in La Pine, OR
Group Quarters population in the community was 37.

Average Household Size in La Pine, OR
The average household size in La Pine is 2.47 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.82 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in La Pine, OR
At the time of the last census survey, there were 2,975 total housing units in La Pine.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,331, or 78.4 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,883 were owner-occupied (80.8), and 448 were renter-occupied (19.2, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 644 vacant homes in La Pine at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in La Pine, Oregon
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,025, with a median value in dollars of 101,900.

Monthly Owner Costs in La Pine, OR
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $787 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in La Pine, average costs per month were $198 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,443 people in the community had a high school degree, or 78 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in La Pine, Oregon
372 people in La Pine also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 8.4 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in La Pine, OR
The number of Civilian Veterans in La Pine was 1,066, or 22.7 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in La Pine, OR
In 2000, there were 1,529 people in La Pine, OR listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in La Pine, OR
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 185 people in La Pine who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 3.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in La Pine, Oregon
There were 2,471 in the labor force in La Pine at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 50.6 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in La Pine was 26.8 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in La Pine, OR
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $29,859. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in La Pine, OR
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $33,938. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in La Pine, Oregon
Per capita income in La Pine in the last full census was 15,543. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in La Pine numbered 170, or 9.5 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in La Pine, OR
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 783, or 13.2 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.