Hordes Descend on Oregon Cities

Ok, it’s not an all-out invasion, but still, it’s good news for the Oregon housing industry and affiliated businesses like real estate agents and property managers.

It’s no big surprise, but the in-migration to Oregon continues. Portland State University’s Population Research Center estimates that Oregon’s population grew by 58,720 during 2006–a 1.6 percent increase from 2005.

The state’s population estimate now stands at 3,690,160. Seventy percent of the population lives within one of Oregon’s 241 cities or incorporated towns.

Deschutes and Crook counties in central Oregon were the fastest-growing in the state with 6.4 and 7.7 percent increases. The tri-county area (Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties) added 25,260 residents and Deschutes County grew by 9,125 people.

Portland State’s researchers estimate that a quarter of the state’s increase came from natural causes (i.e. more births than deaths). The remainder is due to in-migration–in this case, 43,355 new residents from out-of-state.

Visit the Population Research Center report site for more information.

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