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Migration Profile for Oregon, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left Oregon in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

Oregon People Moving into Oregon People Moving out of Oregon Net # People Moving into Oregon from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 119,824 111,055 8,769 1.08
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 21,832 22,980 -1,148 0.95
Aged 18-19 5,820 6,723 -903 0.87
Aged 20-24 18,189 16,800 1,389 1.08
Aged 25-34 30,790 28,036 2,754 1.10
Aged 35-44 13,032 13,774 -742 0.95
Aged 45-54 12,941 8,884 4,057 1.46
Aged 55-64 9,821 6,166 3,655 1.59
Aged 65+ 7,399 7,692 -293 0.96
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 43,912 39,037 4,875 1.12
Married 39,216 34,496 4,720 1.14
Divorced 11,005 12,524 -1,519 0.88
Separated 2,873 2,070 803 1.39
Widowed 3,602 2,906 696 1.24
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 5,202 8,980 -3,778 0.58
High School Graduate 13,260 14,848 -1,588 0.89
Some college or Associates degree 26,258 19,076 7,182 1.38
Bachelor’s Degree 19,493 12,645 6,848 1.54
Graduate or Professional Degree 9,770 9,003 767 1.09
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 10,049 9,596 453 1.05
$1-$9,999 25,599 24,959 640 1.03
$10,000-$24,999 28,034 23,060 4,974 1.22
$25,000-$49,999 21,190 19,564 1,626 1.08
$50,000-$74,999 8,443 7,493 950 1.13
$75,000+ 7,293 6,361 932 1.15
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 23,776 19,765 4,011 1.20
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 11,724 12,264 -540 0.96
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 77,006 70,555 6,451 1.09

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into Oregon” refers to those people living in Oregon in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of Oregon” refers to those people living in Oregon in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 1.08 means that very every 100 people leaving Oregon for another state, 108 people are moving to Oregon from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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