Morrow County, Oregon

Morrow County has a population of 12,300 and has grown 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $240,400, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $75,448.

Home price
$240,400
Income
$75,448
Population
12,300
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$240,400county
Median gross rent$995county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile33.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,772(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,027county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$831county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,428county
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$75,448county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate13.2%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 home3.2%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government15.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.6%county
Economic output per resident$170,847county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.81%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 time23.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station43 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.5%county
Traffic deaths105.7county
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 higher10.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher76.2%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment2347county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible68.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter12.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.5%county

Place

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

Population12,300county
Land area in square miles2,031county
People per square mile of land6.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract40.4%county
Population change since 2020+3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.5%county
Share of households that are one person19.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States18.1%county
Second languages33.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents205county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in298county
Households that moved away321county
Average income of arriving households$57,121county
Average income of departing households$48,670county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year64county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.3%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.0 incounty
Annual snowfall4.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days150 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostOct 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,042 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.0%county
Homes heated by propane5.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.0%county
Homes heated by wood9.4%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk40.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk21.1county
Landslide risk71.1county
Hail risk37.7county
Earthquake risk57.9county
Tornado risk4.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk50.3county
Winter weather risk41.7county
Strong wind risk13.4county
Wildfire risk92.0county

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 Morrow 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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