median income in Crook County is 7% below state average

Crook County

Crook County, the oldest county in Central Oregon, once encompassed all of modern-day Central Oregon. With a County seat in Prineville, it was once the economic powerhouse of Eastern Oregon. Today, it is a smaller community with an economic structure that rises and falls with the regional economy. Unemployment levels are typically higher than those of the rest of the state and nation, while educational attainment tends to be lower. Major employment sectors are trade, transportation and utilities, manufacturing (primarily secondary wood products), and government.

Most recent data shows that out of a population of 22,793, a total of 12.5 percent of individuals live below the federal poverty line while 8.4 percent of families live below the federal poverty line. The median family income for the county is approximately was 89.8 percent of the statewide median. For more information about key indicators of community poverty, see the chart below.

Key Poverty Indicators

Crook

State

Nation

Percent of individuals living in poverty1

13.5%

15.8%

15.3%

Percent of families living in poverty1

11.0%

11.0%

11.3%

Number of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (food stamps), October 20116

4,908

785,668

n/a

Percent of households receiving TANF (cash assistance), all categories, October 20116

152

33,763

n/a

Median household income1

$43,530

$46,560

$50,046

Per capita income1

$21,423

$24,753

$26,059

Percent of personal income from government transfers, 20097

33%

19%

18%

Percent of population 25 and older lacking a high school diploma1

14.8%

11.3%

14.4%

Percent of population 25 and older having a bachelor or higher degree1

16.4%

28.8%

28.1%

Average weekly wage for 20102

$700

$852

$971

Unemployment rate for September 2013

15.8%

9.6%

9.1%

Percent of children receiving free & reduced lunch for the 2010 - 2011 school year4

60.8%

49.3%

65.3%

Verified child abuse and neglect cases, rate per 1,000 in 20105

8.1

12.7

9.3

Foster care placements per 1000 children, 20108

5.0

10.1

n/a

* Data is a the three year estimate (2008-10); the most recent data available.  For comparison,  the state and national numbers for these two counties are also three year estimates.

1U.S. Census Fact Finder2
2US Dept of Labor
3www.qualityinfo.org
4Oregon Dept of Education
5Oregon Dept of Human Services (abuse/neglect)
6Oregon Dept of Human Services
7Percent of person income related to transfer accounts. Bureau of Economic Analysis
8Foster care placement per 1000.  2010 Child Welfare Data Book

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