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Crook County, OR

Demographic and economic profile of Crook County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Crook County is a small central Oregon county of 25,651 residents that grew 14.8% over five years, suggesting steady in-migration into a largely owner-occupied housing market where 75.6% of residents own their homes at a median value of $423,300. The workforce of roughly 57.1% labor force participation skews older (median age 47.2) and leans toward trades and technical roles, with only 22.5% holding a bachelor's degree; median worker earnings of $45,182 sit below the county's $81,965 household income, pointing to a dual-income household structure. At a 5.3% unemployment rate and 9.7% poverty rate, the county's labor pool is modest in size but relatively stable, with a GDP per capita of $50,209 indicating moderate output per resident.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

25,651

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$81,965

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+14.8% since 2018

Crook County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,003 (87.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone992 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race984 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races844 (3.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone234 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone138 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,124
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic96
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic75
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)28
  5. 5.Other Indo-European20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,130

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,209

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,804

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,807
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,670
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,343
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,242
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,053

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,320
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,028
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,946
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,917
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,556

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.17×)579
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.57×)1,243
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.44×)310
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.33×)1,654
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.26×)682

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$423,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,224/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,187 (27.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,916 (24.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,264 (15.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999591 (7.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999398 (5.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999321 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,182

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,224 (80.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,303 (11.4%)
  • Carpooled439 (3.8%)
  • Walked215 (1.9%)
  • Other149 (1.3%)
  • Taxi45 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.