EOU's Living Circumstances

La Grande School District 1 Overview

Eastern Oregon University located in La Grande School District 1 area. A total of 7,044 households are located in La Grande School District 1 area. Among them, 2,177 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.84 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,228 and 4,426 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.61% (434) of residents are non-citizens and 5.40% (899) 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 La Grande School District 1, Oregon
Household	7,044
Population	16,633
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,177 (30.91%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,228
Total Students	4,426
Pre-Kindergarten	249
Kindergarten	322
Grade 1-8	1,558
Grade 9-12	919
College/Graduate School	1,378
Veterans	13,413
Non-citizen	434
Non-English Home Language	899
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

13,905 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,535 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,529 people are in civilian labor force and 6 are in armed labor force. 7,990 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for La Grande School District 1 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,665	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	5,701	74.38%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	844	11.01%
Public transportation	12	0.16%
Walked	608	7.93%
Other method	93	1.21%
Worked from home	407	5.31%
Average Commute Time	13 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,990	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,304	28.84%
Service	2,122	26.56%
Sales and office	1,682	21.05%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	709	8.87%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,173	14.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,990	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	289	3.62%
Construction	457	5.72%
Manufacturing	648	8.11%
Wholesale trade	126	1.58%
Retail trade	934	11.69%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	359	4.49%
Information	132	1.65%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	440	5.51%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	592	7.41%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,098	26.26%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	805	10.08%
Other services, except public administration	556	6.96%
Public administration	554	6.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,990	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,714	71.51%
Government workers	1,588	19.87%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	672	8.41%
Unpaid family workers	16	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,754 for the 7,044 households in La Grande School District 1 area, Oregon. The average income of a single worker is $26,227. 16,023 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.86%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,044	-
Less than $10,000	479	6.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	355	5.04%
$15,000 - $24,999	758	10.76%
$25,000 - $34,999	848	12.04%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,122	15.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,060	15.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,107	15.72%
$100,000 - $149,999	784	11.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	246	3.49%
More than $200,000	285	4.05%
Median Household Income	$48,824	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,754	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,447	-
Less than $10,000	211	4.74%
$10,000 - $14,999	64	1.44%
$15,000 - $24,999	338	7.60%
$25,000 - $34,999	460	10.34%
$35,000 - $49,999	664	14.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	840	18.89%
$75,000 - $99,999	768	17.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	633	14.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	225	5.06%
More than $200,000	244	5.49%

Median Family Income	$63,896	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$82,269	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,227	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,609	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,609	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,072	-
With health insurance coverage	16,023	93.86%
Public coverage	7,430	43.52%
Private health insurance	11,037	64.65%
Without health insurance coverage	1,049	6.14%

Housing

There are 7,734 housing units in La Grande School District 1 area, Oregon with 7,044 units (91.08%) occupied. 4,096 houses (58.15%) are occupied by owner and 2,948 houses (41.85%) are rented. The average housing value is $185,600 and the average rental cost is $803. 120 houses (1.55%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,444 houses (31.60%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,734	-
Occupied	7,044	91.08%
Owner Occupied	4,096	58.15%
Renter Occupied	2,948	41.85%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,900	63.36%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	211	2.73%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,682	21.75%
Mobile Homes	932	12.05%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,734	-
Built 2014 or later	120	1.55%
Built 2010 - 2013	210	2.72%
Built 2000 - 2009	590	7.63%
Built 1990 - 1999	863	11.16%
Built 1980 - 1989	698	9.03%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,596	20.64%
Built 1960 - 1969	741	9.58%
Built 1950 - 1959	472	6.10%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,444	31.60%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,734	-
1 room	262	3.39%
2 rooms	276	3.57%
3 rooms	699	9.04%
4 rooms	1,600	20.69%
5 rooms	1,370	17.71%
6 rooms	1,280	16.55%
7 rooms	923	11.93%
8 rooms	550	7.11%
9 rooms or more	774	10.01%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,734	-
no bedroom	293	3.79%
1 bedroom	708	9.15%
2 bedrooms	2,500	32.32%
3 bedrooms	2,872	37.13%
4 bedrooms	1,103	14.26%
5 bedrooms or more	258	3.34%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,096	-
Less than $50,000	409	9.99%
$50,000 - $99,999	345	8.42%
$100,000 - $149,999	598	14.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	956	23.34%
$200,000 - $299,999	884	21.58%
$300,000 - $499,999	702	17.14%
$500,000 - $999,999	175	4.27%
$1,000,000 or more	27	0.66%
Median House Value	$185,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,826	-
Less than $500	556	19.67%
$500 - $999	1,435	50.78%
$1,000 - $1,499	729	25.80%
$1,500 - $1,999	67	2.37%
$2,000 - $2,499	25	0.88%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	14	0.50%
Median Rental Costs	$803	-

Demographic

A total of 17,299 people lives in La Grande School District 1 area, Oregon with 8,410 male and 8,889 female. The males to female ratio is 48.62 to 51.38. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	17,299	-
Male	8,410	48.62%
Female	8,889	51.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,299	-
Under 5 years	1,152	6.66%
5 - 9 years	1,090	6.30%
10 - 14 years	950	5.49%
15 - 19 years	1,337	7.73%
20 - 24 years	1,802	10.42%
25 - 34 years	2,105	12.17%
35 - 44 years	1,978	11.43%
45 - 54 years	1,610	9.31%
55 - 59 years	1,154	6.67%
60 - 64 years	1,096	6.34%
65 - 74 years	1,665	9.62%
75 - 84 years	1,018	5.88%
85 years and older	342	1.98%
Median Age	36.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,299	-
One Race	16,699	96.53%
White	15,566	89.98%
Black or African American	163	0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native	230	1.33%
Asian	170	0.98%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	381	2.20%
Other	189	1.09%

Two or more races	600	3.47%
White and Black or African American	87	0.50%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	316	1.83%
White and Asian	150	0.87%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%