Biggs' Livability
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C+
Affordability -
D-
Housing -
B
Job Market -
B+
Diversity -
A
Crime -
B+
Commute -
N/A
Education -
C+
Weather -
D-
Amenities
About Biggs, OR
Biggs, OR is located in Sherman County in the state of Oregon.
The total City Population for Biggs is about 676 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $151,700, which is roughly 50% lower than the Average Home Value of $301,942 for the state of Oregon, and roughly 30% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $42,250, which is roughly 33% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,820 for the state of Oregon, and roughly 35% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.37Male Population Estimate: 52.4%
Female Population Estimate: 47.6%
Median Age: 46.3
Male Median Age: 45.7
Female Median Age: 46.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:4.1%
Other:3.4%
Indian:1.2%
Asian:0.9%
Black:0.7%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 21.52%
Libertarian: 1.99%
Other: 0.17%
Green: 0.08%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Biggs specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Sherman County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Sherman County: About 57.8704 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Sherman County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 80% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Oregon is ranked #1 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 85.68 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 67.34The average living wage for the state of Oregon is $35.64/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Oregon a minimum wage score of 72.34 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $12.75/hr, which gives Oregon a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Oregon is $312.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 85.84 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Oregon does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Oregon does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Oregon does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Oregon does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Oregon does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Oregon does provide some form of paid sick leave.
✓ Oregon does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ Oregon does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ Oregon does not provide split shift pay regulation.
✓ Oregon does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Oregon does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Oregon does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Oregon does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Oregon does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Oregon does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Oregon does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Oregon does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Oregon does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 97065Latitude: 45.667900
Longitude: -120.838400
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 1218.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 541, 458