Gilliam County, Oregon

Gilliam County has a population of 1,971 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,300, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $66,917.

Home price
$189,300
Income
$66,917
Population
1,971
Unemployment
2.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$189,300county
Median gross rent$1,125county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198062.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,772(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,048county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$799county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,458county
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$66,917county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate15.3%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 home6.6%county
Unemployment rate2.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government20.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$235,710county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.01%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 time19.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service68 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station40 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths50.7county
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 higher21.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.7%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment261county
Students per full-time teacher23.7county
Free lunch eligible68.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution65 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter14.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

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

Population1,971county
Land area in square miles1,205county
People per square mile of land1.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store36.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age50.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over32.4%county
Share of households that are one person40.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages7.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls16.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents301county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in33county
Households that moved away39county
Average income of arriving households$90,242county
Average income of departing households$43,974county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation11.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.33 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing96 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days181 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use883 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity53.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.4%county
Homes heated by propane20.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil12.6%county
Homes heated by wood7.7%county
Households with broadband87.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.8county
Landslide risk55.8county
Hail risk5.5county
Earthquake risk27.9county
Tornado risk1.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk12.9county
Winter weather risk9.7county
Strong wind risk5.3county
Wildfire risk88.3county

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 Gilliam 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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