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Pendleton School District 16 Overview

Blue Mountain Community College located in Pendleton School District 16 area. A total of 7,596 households are located in Pendleton School District 16 area. Among them, 2,471 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.07 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,229 and 4,746 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.31% (439) of residents are non-citizens and 8.46% (1,605) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Pendleton School District 16, Oregon
Household	7,596
Population	18,975
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,471 (32.53%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,229
Total Students	4,746
Pre-Kindergarten	251
Kindergarten	190
Grade 1-8	2,159
Grade 9-12	1,262
College/Graduate School	884
Veterans	16,589
Non-citizen	439
Non-English Home Language	1,605
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

17,144 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,519 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,493 people are in civilian labor force and 26 are in armed labor force. 8,748 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Pendleton School District 16 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,540	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,938	81.24%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	914	10.70%
Public transportation	25	0.29%
Walked	266	3.11%
Other method	120	1.41%
Worked from home	277	3.24%
Average Commute Time	14 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,748	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,959	33.82%
Service	1,886	21.56%
Sales and office	1,732	19.80%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	878	10.04%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,293	14.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,748	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	137	1.57%
Construction	535	6.12%
Manufacturing	960	10.97%
Wholesale trade	148	1.69%
Retail trade	1,007	11.51%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	305	3.49%
Information	88	1.01%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	202	2.31%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	490	5.60%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,384	27.25%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,109	12.68%
Other services, except public administration	348	3.98%
Public administration	1,035	11.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,748	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,957	68.10%
Government workers	2,395	27.38%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	391	4.47%
Unpaid family workers	5	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,145 for the 7,596 households in Pendleton School District 16 area, Oregon. The average income of a single worker is $30,455. 17,936 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.71%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,596	-
Less than $10,000	590	7.77%
$10,000 - $14,999	508	6.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	738	9.72%
$25,000 - $34,999	556	7.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,017	13.39%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,432	18.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,128	14.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,104	14.53%
$150,000 - $199,999	365	4.81%
More than $200,000	158	2.08%
Median Household Income	$53,545	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,145	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,806	-
Less than $10,000	187	3.89%
$10,000 - $14,999	150	3.12%
$15,000 - $24,999	268	5.58%
$25,000 - $34,999	349	7.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	555	11.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,059	22.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	903	18.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	861	17.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	339	7.05%
More than $200,000	135	2.81%

Median Family Income	$70,711	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,766	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,455	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,894	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,894	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,139	-
With health insurance coverage	17,936	93.71%
Public coverage	8,196	42.82%
Private health insurance	12,677	66.24%
Without health insurance coverage	1,203	6.29%

Housing

There are 8,797 housing units in Pendleton School District 16 area, Oregon with 7,596 units (86.35%) occupied. 4,546 houses (59.85%) are occupied by owner and 3,050 houses (40.15%) are rented. The average housing value is $180,400 and the average rental cost is $771. 103 houses (1.17%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,278 houses (25.90%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,797	-
Occupied	7,596	86.35%
Owner Occupied	4,546	59.85%
Renter Occupied	3,050	40.15%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,725	65.08%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	308	3.50%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,918	21.80%
Mobile Homes	843	9.58%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	3	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,797	-
Built 2014 or later	103	1.17%
Built 2010 - 2013	101	1.15%
Built 2000 - 2009	550	6.25%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,042	11.84%
Built 1980 - 1989	882	10.03%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,189	13.52%
Built 1960 - 1969	953	10.83%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,699	19.31%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,278	25.90%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,797	-
1 room	344	3.91%
2 rooms	309	3.51%
3 rooms	691	7.85%
4 rooms	1,513	17.20%
5 rooms	1,598	18.17%
6 rooms	1,491	16.95%
7 rooms	975	11.08%
8 rooms	835	9.49%
9 rooms or more	1,041	11.83%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,797	-
no bedroom	357	4.06%
1 bedroom	721	8.20%
2 bedrooms	2,426	27.58%
3 bedrooms	3,580	40.70%
4 bedrooms	1,271	14.45%
5 bedrooms or more	442	5.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,546	-
Less than $50,000	189	4.16%
$50,000 - $99,999	370	8.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,112	24.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	989	21.76%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,237	27.21%
$300,000 - $499,999	503	11.06%
$500,000 - $999,999	146	3.21%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$180,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,931	-
Less than $500	469	16.00%
$500 - $999	1,672	57.05%
$1,000 - $1,499	559	19.07%
$1,500 - $1,999	198	6.76%
$2,000 - $2,499	26	0.89%
$2,500 - $2,999	7	0.24%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$771	-

Demographic

A total of 21,153 people lives in Pendleton School District 16 area, Oregon with 10,918 male and 10,235 female. The males to female ratio is 51.61 to 48.39. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	21,153	-
Male	10,918	51.61%
Female	10,235	48.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	21,153	-
Under 5 years	1,181	5.58%
5 - 9 years	1,229	5.81%
10 - 14 years	1,370	6.48%
15 - 19 years	1,272	6.01%
20 - 24 years	1,387	6.56%
25 - 34 years	3,087	14.59%
35 - 44 years	2,676	12.65%
45 - 54 years	2,597	12.28%
55 - 59 years	1,510	7.14%
60 - 64 years	1,195	5.65%
65 - 74 years	2,214	10.47%
75 - 84 years	869	4.11%
85 years and older	566	2.68%
Median Age	38.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	21,153	-
One Race	20,077	94.91%
White	16,888	79.84%
Black or African American	377	1.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,540	7.28%
Asian	355	1.68%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	71	0.34%
Other	846	4.00%

Two or more races	1,076	5.09%
White and Black or African American	81	0.38%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	536	2.53%
White and Asian	125	0.59%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	21	0.10%