I just love facts and statistics. I know a lot of you who are reading this right now may be rolling your eyes. But to me looking at those numbers tells a different story. It tells us the factors behind every day life in Eugene. It tells us about the plight of our fellow Oregonians, who they are and how they live.
Sure there are a lot of things that can not be shown in stats, but you would be amazed how much can be.
I was stumbling around the US Census Bureau's website and found these interesting stats:
QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
Eugene, Oregon
- QuickFacts ·
- Demographic ·
- Economic ·
- Housing ·
- Social
| People QuickFacts | Eugene | Oregon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population, 2000 | 137,893 | 3,421,399 | |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 21.1% | 20.4% | |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 5.3% | 6.5% | |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 20.3% | 24.7% | |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 12.1% | 12.8% | |
| Female persons, percent, 2000 | 51.0% | 50.4% | |
| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 88.1% | 86.6% | |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 1.3% | 1.6% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.9% | 1.3% | |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) | 2.2% | 4.2% | |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 3.7% | 3.1% | |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) | 5.0% | 8.0% | |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 | 39.0% | 46.8% | |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 6.6% | 8.5% | |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 10.0% | 12.1% | |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 91.5% | 85.1% | |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 37.3% | 25.1% | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 16.9 | 22.2 | |
| Housing units, 2000 | 61,444 | 1,452,709 | |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 | 51.8% | 64.3% | |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $152,000 | $152,100 | |
| Households, 2000 | 58,110 | 1,333,723 | |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.27 | 2.51 | |
| Median household income, 1999 | $35,850 | $40,916 | |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $21,315 | $20,940 | |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 17.1% | 11.6% | |
| Business QuickFacts | Eugene | Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) | 1,330,294 | 47,665,990 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) | 1,687,832 | 53,679,098 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) | 2,036,420 | 33,396,849 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 | $16,020 | $10,297 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000) | 235,054 | 4,388,304 |
| Total number of firms, 1997 | 14,131 | 291,596 |
| Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 28.4% | 27.6% |
| Geography QuickFacts | Eugene | Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 41 | 95,997 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 | 3,403.2 | 35.6 |
| FIPS Code | 23850 | 41 |
| (a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Last Revised: Tuesday, 01-Feb-2005 15:49:46 EST
Check out the website and see what your city looks like in numbers. Do you have weird facts in your city that make it substantially different than surrounding markets? Do you know what they are?
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