Grant County, Oregon

Grant County has a population of 7,209 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $229,700, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $59,450.

Home price
$229,700
Income
$59,450
Population
7,209
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$229,700county
Median gross rent$789county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198066.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,772(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,127county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$985county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,533county
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$59,450county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate12.8%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 home12.1%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.7%county
Share of workers employed by government25.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$51,787county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.73%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 time20.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service86 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.8 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 station123 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.4%county
Traffic deaths69.4county
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 higher17.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.6%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment841county
Students per full-time teacher11.4county
Free lunch eligible76.1%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution75 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians96county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population7,209county
Land area in square miles4,528county
People per square mile of land1.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract49.9%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age50.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over32.3%county
Share of households that are one person34.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents304county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in193county
Households that moved away175county
Average income of arriving households$61,316county
Average income of departing households$66,611county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
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 temperature47°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing160 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days120 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 27county
Average first fall frostSep 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh10.1¢county
Household electricity use1,102 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.4%county
Homes heated by propane6.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil14.5%county
Homes heated by wood39.4%county
Households with broadband81.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk50.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk13.9county
Landslide risk85.1county
Hail risk12.1county
Earthquake risk23.4county
Tornado risk2.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk29.4county
Winter weather risk50.3county
Strong wind risk5.4county
Wildfire risk93.6county

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 Grant 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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