Yamhill County, OR

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2022 Population

107,674

0.607% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2022 Median Property Value

$408,500

15.7% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Yamhill County, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Yamhill County, OR are George Fox University (1,312 degrees awarded in 2022) and Linfield University (532 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Yamhill County, OR was $408,500, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Yamhill County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Yamhill County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Yamhill County, OR borders Clackamas County, OR, Marion County, OR, Polk County, OR, Tillamook County, OR, and Washington County, OR.

About the photo: Penner-Ash Winery, near Yamhill, OR

Photo by Keith Ewing

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Economy

The economy of Yamhill County, OR employs N/A people. The largest industries in Yamhill County, OR are Manufacturing (7,691 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,388 people), and Retail Trade (5,179 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($108,301), Utilities ($87,585), and Public Administration ($75,164).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yamhill County, OR, are Management Occupations (5,591 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,548 people), and Production Occupations (4,349 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yamhill County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yamhill County, OR, are Manufacturing (7,691 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,388 people), and Retail Trade (5,179 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yamhill County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Yamhill County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($82,021), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,607), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($98,206), Wholesale Trade ($70,882), and Public Administration ($60,601).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

304
Construction
170
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
153
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Yamhill County, OR went to Donald J. Trump with 50.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.46%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.46%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Yamhill County, OR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Yamhill County, OR awarded 1,844 degrees. The student population of Yamhill County, OR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,119 male students and 3,663 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Yamhill County, OR are White (1,334 and 73%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (210 and 11.5%), Two or More Races (112 and 6.13%), and Asian (81 and 4.43%).

The largest universities in Yamhill County, OR by number of degrees awarded are George Fox University (1,312 and 71.1%) and Linfield University (532 and 28.9%).

The most popular majors in Yamhill County, OR are Registered Nursing (317 and 17.2%), General Business Administration & Management (139 and 7.54%), and Teacher Education (110 and 5.97%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yamhill County, OR was $408,500 in 2022, which is 1.45 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $353,200 to $408,500, a 15.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Yamhill County, OR is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Yamhill County, OR have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yamhill County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

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Median Property Value 2022

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yamhill County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yamhill County, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Yamhill County, OR colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Yamhill County, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yamhill County, OR is from Oregon.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.462

2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (71%)
Worked At Home (10.9%)
Carpooled (9.55%)

In 2022, 71% of workers in Yamhill County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.55%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yamhill County, OR have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.79% of the workforce in Yamhill County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Yamhill County, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yamhill County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yamhill County, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yamhill County, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Yamhill County, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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