Demographic Profile for Wasco County, Oregon
Wasco County, Oregon had a population that was estimated at 23,593 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 23,815. The decline shows a decrease of -0.9 percent. Wasco ranks 33 of 36 counties by growth in total population in Oregon and the county ranks 2,376 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.
Wasco County, Oregon has a population that is made of 82.2 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 11.2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 12.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Wasco has increased the percent of minority population when 10.4 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Wasco County, Oregon to be 41.3 years of age. The median age in Wasco is greater than the median age in Oregon of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 40.0 years of age. With 23.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Wasco can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.
When measuring the total land area, Wasco spans a total area of 2381 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 10 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Adams, IA (10 per sq. mile ), Sevier, UT (10 per sq. mile ), Tensas, LA (10 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Archer, TX (10 per sq. mile ), Red Lake, MN (10 per sq. mile ), Putnam, MO (10 per sq. mile ).
Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Wasco from another country. The international migration into Wasco totals 0.3 percent of immigration into the State of Oregon. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Wasco County, Oregon has a population that is made of 82.2 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 11.2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 12.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Wasco has increased the percent of minority population when 10.4 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Wasco County, Oregon to be 41.3 years of age. The median age in Wasco is greater than the median age in Oregon of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 40.0 years of age. With 23.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Wasco can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.
When measuring the total land area, Wasco spans a total area of 2381 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 10 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Adams, IA (10 per sq. mile ), Sevier, UT (10 per sq. mile ), Tensas, LA (10 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Archer, TX (10 per sq. mile ), Red Lake, MN (10 per sq. mile ), Putnam, MO (10 per sq. mile ).
Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Wasco from another country. The international migration into Wasco totals 0.3 percent of immigration into the State of Oregon. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
