Elgin city, OR

Union County, OR

2022 population: 1,603 ( 108 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 1585.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,523	95.01%	4.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	15	0.94%	31.8%
Asian:	32	2.00%	146.2%
2+ races:	20	1.25%	17.6%
Hispanic:	13	0.81%	76.8%

Total non-White:	80	4.99%	31.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-71	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-37	-2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,711
1,594	93.16%
3	0.18%
22	1.29%
13	0.76%
17	0.99%
56	3.27%
117	6.84%

2000
1,647
1,580	95.93%
0	0.00%
11	0.67%
7	0.43%
11	0.67%
29	1.76%
67	4.07%

1990
1,586
1,517	95.65%
0	0.00%
20	1.26%
2	0.13%
n/a
37	2.33%
69	4.35%

1980
1,701
1,647	96.83%
0	0.00%
22	1.29%
11	0.65%
n/a
21	1.23%
54	3.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

14	0.9
50	3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

63	4.0
-2	-0.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-130	-7.6
15	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Elgin city, OR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.4
380	23.7%
1,223	76.3%
394	24.6%

643
2.49

436	67.8%
324	74.3%
41	9.4%
207	32.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
412	24.1%
1,299	75.9%
304	17.8%

714
2.40

482	67.5%
368	76.3%
56	11.6%
232	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
460	27.9%
1,187	72.1%
279	16.9%

641
2.56

443	69.1%
349	78.8%
52	11.7%
198	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
466	29.4%
1,120	70.6%
204	12.9%

590
2.69

442	74.9%
387	87.6%
34	7.7%
148	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
568	33.4%
1,133	66.6%
192	11.3%

603
2.82

468	77.6%
400	85.5%
48	10.3%
135	22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Elgin city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	49	7.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	64	10.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	62	9.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	33	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	50	7.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	39	6.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	7.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	56	8.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	69	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	57	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	0.9%
$200,000 or more	16	2.5%

Median Household Income	49,155
Per Capita Income	27,493

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	42	6.5%
Public Assistance	34	5.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	191	29.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	620	69.8%
Unemployed	12	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	632	71.2%
Not in Labor Force	256	28.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	240	210	53.3%
Non-Profit	15	57	20.8%
Self-Employed	6	39	13.3%

Local Government	9	22	29.0%
State Government	13	39	25.0%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	246	249	49.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41	118	25.8%
Total	287	367	43.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	50	7.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	116	17.4%
Professional, Technical	63	9.4%
Service Occupations	196	29.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	2.7%
All others	242	36.3%

White Collar		34.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	136	20.4%
Health care and social assistance	124	18.6%
Accommodation and food services	61	9.1%
Retail trade	57	8.5%
Construction	47	7.0%
Other services	32	4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	4.6%
Public administration	28	4.2%
Wholesale trade	27	4.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	23	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	3.1%
Educational services	21	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	18	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.3%
Utilities	4	0.6%
Finance and insurance	4	0.6%
Information	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	8	0.50%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	2	0.12%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,485	99.1%
Spanish	8	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.3%
Other Indo-European	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	301	18.8%
German	277	17.3%
English	171	10.7%
European	136	8.5%
American	83	5.2%
Scandinavian	44	2.7%
Scottish	42	2.6%
Dutch	39	2.4%
Danish	35	2.2%
Italian	35	2.2%
Syrian	25	1.6%
Norwegian	20	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	15	0.9%
Croatian	13	0.8%
French	13	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,593	99.4%
Not a citizen	10	0.6%

Native	1,566	97.7%
Foreign-born	37	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	0.9%	104	9.0%	463	40.3%	459	39.9%	67	5.8%	47	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	0.9%
9-12 Years	104	9.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	463	40.3%
Some College	459	39.9%
Bach. Degree	67	5.8%
Grad Degree	47	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +198	R +164	R + 0.6%
D +34
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	752	82.6%	Joe Biden (D)	138	15.2%	20	2.2%	910	42	36	0.04%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	554	77.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	104	14.5%	59	8.2%	717	38	31	0.04%

2020 President, Elgin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

138

15.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

752

82.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

910

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Elgin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

104

14.5%

Donald Trump (R)

554

77.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

717

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 31

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elgin city, OR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	71%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	701	78.8%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	169	19.0%	20 [+]	2.2%	890	39	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Ibrahim Taher (Green) 11 (1.2%); Gary Dye (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%);
2018	G	55%	Knute Buehler (R)	540	77.4%	Kate Brown* (D)	80	11.5%	78 [+]	11.2%	698	34	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 36 (5.2%); Other (Write-in) 31 (4.4%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 11 (1.6%);
2016	S3	56%	Mark Callahan (R)	370	52.4%	Ron Wyden* (D)	258	36.5%	78 [+]	11.0%	706	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Steven Reynolds (I) 41 (5.8%); Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 22 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 15 (2.1%);
2016	G	53%	Bud Pierce (R)	370	54.9%	Kate Brown* (D)	258	38.3%	46 [+]	6.8%	674	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: James Foster (Libertarian) 23 (3.4%); Cliff Thomason (I) 14 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 9 (1.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	681
Median Value	$159,200

Occupied	643	94.4%
Vacant	38	5.6%

Owned	449	69.8%
Rented	194	30.2%
Median Rent	$933

Single-Family Units	519	76.2%
Detached	509	74.7%
Attached	10	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	2.6%
Mobile Homes	127	18.6%

Elgin city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elgin city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Elgin city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elgin city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elgin city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elgin city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elgin city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elgin city, OR