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Crook County, OR

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

At a glance (2023)

Cost of living
105
5% above the U.S. average
Median home value
$423,300
national $303,400
Home prices, 5 years
+62.1%
over the 5 years to 2023
Monthly rent
$1,224
national $1,348
Homeownership
76%
national 65%
Unemployment
5.1%
national 3.6%
Household income
$81,675
national $78,538
Median age
47.7 yrs
national 38.7

Cost of living is the metro-area price level for Bend, OR.

The cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. The median home is valued at $423,300 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 62% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,224 a month. Unemployment averaged 5.1% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $81,675. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved.

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Crook County, OR saw a net gain of 237 tax-filing households and a net gain of 519 individuals. Against a population of about 26,952, that is a net inflow of about 19 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $24.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 399 households, came from Deschutes County; the largest outflow, about 246 households, went to Deschutes County. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net gain of 593 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$24.9M
nominal dollars
Net households
+237
tax returns
Net people
+519
exemptions

+19.3 net people per 1,000 residents (population 26,952)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$86.9M
Moved out$61.9M
Net +$24.9M (nominal)
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Crook County within Oregon

Crook County is outlined, with arrows tracing its largest moves to and from other Oregon counties. Hover any county for its figures; click to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
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Where movers came from

  1. 1Deschutes County, OR399$33.7M
  2. 2Jefferson County, OR49$2.8M
  3. 3Clackamas County, OR42$4.1M
  4. 4Multnomah County, OR41$3.6M
  5. 5Lane County, OR37$2.8M
  6. 6Marion County, OR24$1.6M
  7. 7Washington County, OR23$2.4M
  8. 8Linn County, OR22$1.9M
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Where movers went

  1. 1Deschutes County, OR246$14.1M
  2. 2Jefferson County, OR46$2.1M
  3. 3Lane County, OR24$1.5M
  4. 4Maricopa County, AZ20$6.1M
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Churn by county · both directions at once

The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 20222023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort.

Deschutes County, OR399246+153+$19.6M
Jefferson County, OR4946+3+$758K
Lane County, OR3724+13+$1.3M
Clackamas County, OR42
Multnomah County, OR41
Marion County, OR24
Washington County, OR23
Linn County, OR22
Maricopa County, AZ20

Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed.

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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$346.5M (+6,599 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$540K+49
2013+$12.2M+292
2014+$6.3M+373
2015+$8.7M+247
2016+$30.3M+763
2017+$61.5M+1,062
2018+$30.3M+624
2019+$34.6M+590
2020+$50.3M+821
2021+$39.2M+666
2022+$47.6M+593
2023+$24.9M+519
Migration in context

How big is this move, relative to the county?

In the 20222023 filing year, about 519 more people moved into Crook County, OR than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $24.9M in income (nominal) — in a county of 26,940 people.

Population
26,940
Census 2023 estimate
Net migration rate
+19.3
net people per 1,000 residents
A town of 10,000 would net about +193 people.
Net income per resident
+$926
nominal dollars
+$24.9M total across 26,940 residents.

The rate lets you compare Crook County, OR with a countyof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people.

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Components of population change · 2023 (Census)

Where the county’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component.

Births
+233
Deaths
-327
Net domestic migration
+630
Net international migration
-2
Total change
+547

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers.

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Income & cost of living

What a dollar is worth here

Prices around Crook County, OR run about 5% above the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $95 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person.

Income per person
$57,877
what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal)
17% below the U.S. average
Price level
105.3
100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity)
everyday costs about 5.3% higher than average
What that income buys
$54,976
local income restated at U.S.-average prices
21% below the U.S. average
Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier

Cost of living shown for the Bend, OR metro area (BEA publishes price parities by metro, not by county).

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Where the cost comes from · price parity by category

Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another.

Housing & rents111.1
Goods104.8
Utilities90.4
Other services104.2

Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works.

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Who lives here

The people of Crook County, OR

American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers).

Median age
47.7
years
Median household income
$81,675
per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal)
4% above the U.S. median
College degree
23%
adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher
Poverty rate
9.7%
residents below the poverty line
Average commute
25 min
mean travel time to work
Broadband at home
89%
households with any broadband
Race and ethnicity (share of residents)
White 87%Hispanic 8%Black 0%Asian 0%Other 5%

White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works.

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Housing · what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023)

Median home value
$423,300
owner-occupied homes
40% above the U.S. median
Median rent
$1,224
gross rent per month
9% below the U.S. median
Homeownership
76%
of occupied homes are owner-occupied
Home-price appreciation · FHFA index, 2023
Past year
+1.2%
price change, 2022 to 2023
Past 5 years
+62%
price change, 2018 to 2023

A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index.

New home construction · building permits, 2023
184new housing units authorized in 2023
Single-family 95%Multifamily 5%

Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works.

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Local economy & risk

Jobs and natural hazards

Unemployment rate
5.1%
BLS 2023 annual average
Labor force
12,647
11,998 employed
Disaster declarations
major federal, 2023

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works.

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Unemployment now
5.7%
April 2026 · ▲ 0.6 points vs April 2025
January 2024April 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this county, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works.

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How Crook County, OR has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page.

YearDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
20243,83612,012449R +50.216,297
20203,80111,287360R +48.515,448
20162,6378,5111,024R +48.312,172
20123,1046,790336R +36.010,230
20083,6326,371349R +26.510,352
20043,0246,830197R +37.910,051
20002,4745,363440R +34.98,277

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast.

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