Crook County, Oregon

Crook County has a population of 26,277 and has grown 11.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $467,000, about 5.7 times the county's median household income of $81,965.

Home price
$467,000
Income
$81,965
Population
26,277
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$467,000county
Median gross rent$1,283county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198035.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,649county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,385county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,056county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,926county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$81,965county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate11.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.4%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$67,853county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.64%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport601152county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station87 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths15.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.3%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3272county
Students per full-time teacher16.8county
Free lunch eligible75.5%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter16.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population26,277county
Land area in square miles2,979county
People per square mile of land8.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store11.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+11.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age47.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.3%county
Share of households that are one person21.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages6.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents105county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in1,054county
Households that moved away817county
Average income of arriving households$82,431county
Average income of departing households$75,805county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes35county
Housing units authorised in the latest year414county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings67.1%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation12.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing164 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days107 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 5county
Average first fall frostSep 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.6%county
Homes heated by propane5.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood15.0%county
Households with broadband89.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk40.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.7county
Landslide risk74.4county
Hail risk56.6county
Earthquake risk69.5county
Tornado risk3.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk22.5county
Winter weather risk73.9county
Strong wind risk10.8county
Wildfire risk95.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Crook County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oregon figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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