Umpqua's Livability
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Crime -
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Amenities
About Umpqua, OR
Umpqua, OR is located in Douglas County in the state of Oregon.
The total City Population for Umpqua is about 714 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $288,700, which is roughly 14% higher than the Average Home Value of $247,189 for the state of Oregon, and roughly 35% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $53,393, which is roughly 0% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $53,414 for the state of Oregon, and roughly 7% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.29Male Population Estimate: 48.5%
Female Population Estimate: 51.5%
Median Age: 55.4
Male Median Age: 55.3
Female Median Age: 55.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5%
Indian:2%
Asian:1.3%
Other:1.3%
Black:0.7%
Hawaiian:0.6%
Voting
![Ron Wyden](/assets/images/politicians/senators/ron_wyden.jpg)
![Jeff Merkley](/assets/images/politicians/senators/jeff_merkley.jpg)
![Tina Kotek](/assets/images/politicians/governors/tina_kotek.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 29.78%
Libertarian: 1.84%
Other: 0.7%
Green: 0.4%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Umpqua specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Douglas County: About 5.91543 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Douglas County: About 218.738 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Douglas County is about 33% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 24% 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.
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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): 97486Latitude: 43.365400
Longitude: -123.468400
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 662.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 458, 541