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About Friend, OR
Friend, OR is located in Wasco County in the state of Oregon.
The total City Population for Friend is about 1,089 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $226,300, which is roughly 25% lower than the Average Home Value of $301,942 for the state of Oregon, and roughly 4% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $54,375, which is roughly 13% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,820 for the state of Oregon, and roughly 16% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.47Male Population Estimate: 50%
Female Population Estimate: 50%
Median Age: 45.3
Male Median Age: 46.0
Female Median Age: 44.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:3.49%
Hispanic:3.03%
Other:1.47%
Asian:1.29%
Black:0.46%
Hawaiian:0.28%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 46.74%
Libertarian: 2.09%
Other: 0.85%
Green: 0.53%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Friend specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Wasco County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Wasco County: About 158.693 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Wasco County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 45% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Friend is about 3%.
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): 97021Latitude: 45.396780
Longitude: -121.153706
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 1802.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 541