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OREGON FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 2,633,156 1,798,973 834,183
1990 2,842,337 1,984,722 857,615
Latest(1997) 3,243,487 2,278,592 964,895
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 22,439 23,960 18,882
1996 23,111 24,697 19,381
Change 3.0% 3.1% 2.6%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 26,799 28,466 22,215
1996 27,341 29,093 22,501
Change 2.0% 2.2% 1.3%
Poverty rate
1980 10.7 10.0 12.0
1990 12.4 11.3 15.0
Latest(1995-96) 11.5 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 1,866,526 1,368,612 497,914
1996 1,930,872 1,417,683 513,189
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.9 5.1 8.0
1997 5.8 5.0 8.1
Percent employment change
1994-95 1.6 1.7 1.3
1995-96 2.7 2.9 2.2
1996-97 0.8 1.2 -0.3
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 17.3 15.3 23.0
Production 4.6 3.2 8.6
Farm Inputs 0.4 0.3 0.7
Proc. & Mark. 1.5 1.4 1.9
Whol.& Retail 10.5 10.3 11.3
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 61.4
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 17.6
of total land area 28.7%
CROPLAND (million acres) 5.0
of total farmland 28.6%
irrigated 32.2%
in pasture 16.2%
in Fed. farm program 0.9%
in Conservation Reserve 8.1%
WOODLAND (million acres) 1.8
of total farmland 10.4%
in pasture 73.7%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 10.4
of total farmland 59.0%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.4
of total farmland 2.0%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 552.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 67.3%
100 to 499 acres 19.6%
500 to 999 acres 4.7%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 3.1%
2,000 or more acres 5.3%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 80.8%
$50,000 to $99,999 6.1%
$100,000 to $499,999 10.3%
More than $500,000 2.8%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 22,152
Percent of total 69.5%
Part owner (farms) 7,004
Percent of total 22.0%
Tenant (farms) 2,736
Percent of total 8.6%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 28,983
Percent of total 90.9%
Partnerships (farms) 2,481
Percent of total 7.8%
Non-family corporations (farms) 195
Percent of total 0.6%
Others (farms) 233
Percent of total 0.7%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 53
Perc. w/ farming as their 48.0%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 38,500 38,500
Million $
Final crop output 2,054.0 2,353.4
+ Final animal output 666.3 657.5
+ Services and forestry 762.9 790.0
= Final agricultural sector output 3,483.2 3,800.9
- Intermediate consumption outlays 1,596.4 1,605.7
+ Net government transactions (102.5) (78.4)
= Gross value added 1,784.3 2,116.7
- Capital consumption 337.4 341.5
= NET VALUE ADDED 1,446.9 1,775.3
- Factor payments 1,088.1 1,156.6
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 448.5 499.8
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 461.7 468.4
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 178.0 188.4
= NET FARM INCOME 358.8 618.7
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 17,116.9 18,182.5
Real estate 13,481.3 14,527.3
Nonreal estate 3,635.5 3,655.2
FARM DEBT 2,189.7 2,184.2
Real estate 1,344.8 1,313.7
Nonreal estate 844.9 870.5
EQUITY 14,927.2 15,998.2
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 14.7 13.7
Debt/assets 12.8 12.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Greenhouse and nursery 14.8 4.1
2. Wheat 9.8 2.9
3. Cattle and calves 8.6 0.8
4. Dairy products 7.9 1.0
5. Hay 7.3 6.1
All Commodities 1.5
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Vegetables and preps. 6 161.8
2. Other 8 145.8
3. Wheat and products 12 144.5
4. Seeds 2 140.5
5. Fruits and prep. 4 80.7
Overall 24 729.5
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. MARION 13.7% 313.2
2. MALHEUR 8.7% 199.7
3. UMATILLA 8.1% 186.7
4. CLACKAMAS 6.6% 151.2
5. LINN 6.1% 139.5
State Total 2,293.0
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