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The West > Oregon > People

OREGONIAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 57.9 [32nd of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 34% [51st of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 77.3 [37th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 52.7 [42nd of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 1.4 [28th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 101.8 [37th of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 2,004
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 43% [4th of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 57% [24th of 28]
Demonym (name of state resident) Oregonian
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 90,000 [14th of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 2.472 per 100 people [11th of 43]
Median Age 37 [23rd of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 56.2 % [43rd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 12.9 % [20th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 29.1% [21st of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 17.4% [27th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 44.8% [25th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 39.3% [17th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 49.8 % [22nd of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 20.8 % [33rd of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 22.8 % [24th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 32.2 % [43rd of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 14 % [13th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 7.3 % [20th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 41.1 % [16th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 12.5 % [24th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.5 % [14th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1 % [14th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 3.5 % [13th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 1.7 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 9.2 % [19th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0.2 % [9th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 3.2 % [20th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 2.9 % [6th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 2.5 % [5th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 87.4 % [16th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 81.9 % [21st of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 19.2 % [5th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 15.4 % [4th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 3.9 % [9th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 12.9 % [18th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 6.4 % [16th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 7.2 % [16th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 13.9% [12th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 50.6 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of total population 1.23% [28th of 56]
Population 3,641,056 [28th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 219,620 [18th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 6.4% [14th of 52]
Population density 35.6 [39th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 13.76 humans/km² [40th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 35.6 humans/sq. mi [40th of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 21% [3rd of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 2 [29th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 513,210 [27th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 15 [35th of 48]
Sex Ratio 98.1 [16th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 293,840 [20th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 158,724 [17th of 51]
Total Black Population 58,301 [37th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 1.601 per 100 people [41st of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 346,849 [18th of 51]
Total Native Americans 26,198 [17th of 51]
Total Two or More Races 94,592 [12th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 1.1% [23rd of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 0.9% [25th of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 261,000 [23rd of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.717 per 10 people [22nd of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 162,000 [25th of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.445 per 10 people [21st of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 53 [32nd of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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