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Demographics

  Established: Dec. 18, 1855
Elevation: at Gold Beach: 60'
Area: 1,648 sq. mi.
Average Temp.: January 45.0°, July 65.0°
Assessed Value: $2,244,026,000
Real Market Value: $4,440,517,915
Annual Precipitation: 82.67"
Economy: Forest products, agriculture, commercial and sport fishing, recreation and tourism.
Incorporated Cities:
Brookings
Gold Beach-County seat
Port Orford
 
Population: 21,510
Average Wage: $10.87
Average Annual Wage: $28,421
Average Labor Force: 9,525
 
    Age Distribution 2008
 Age Population

Male   

 Female
 0-19  3,972  2,029  1,943
 20-39  3,399  1,657  1,742
 40-59  6,136  2,939  3,197
 60-79  6,190  2,988  3,192
 80+  1,823  888  935
 

Education Attainment Total %   
 Populationage 25+  17,238  
 Grade 9-12  2,482  14.3
 High School  5,685  32.8
 Some College  4,583  26.4
 Assoc Degree  1,157  6.7
 Bach Degree  1,703  9.8
 Grad Degree  1,189  6.9

 
 

Major Public Employers
County Government 198
School District 140
Fed & State Government 77
 
Major Private Employers
South Coast Lumber 250
Curry Health Network 150
Freeman Marine 70
Freeman Rock 35
NC Electronics 20
Pacific Seafood 15

Curry County Historical Unemployment Rate
2000 2001 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Current

7.0%

7.2% 8.1% 8.4% 7.5% 7.0% 6.8% 6.5% 7.8% 13.8% 12.9%

Curry County public schools spend $9,754 per student.
The average school expenditure in Oregon is $8,116
There are about 17 students per teacher in Curry County.

There are 119 physicians per capita in Curry County.
The U.S. average is 170


 

Latest Events

Tue Sep 07
Library Silent Auction - Langlois
Tue Sep 07 @08:30AM - 09:45AM
Free Exercise Class - Brookings
Tue Sep 07 @10:30AM - 12:30PM
OSU Plant Clinic - Port Orford
Tue Sep 07 @11:00AM -
Duplicate Bridge - Gold Beach
Tue Sep 07 @12:30PM - 02:00PM
Bingo at the Senior Center - Gold Beach




Fun Facts

Did you Know:

Curry County was bombed twice by the Japanese in the 1940's. Read more...
 

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