Eugene

Eugene: Population Profile

Eugene: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 275,000

1990: 282,912

2000: 322,959

Percent change, 19902000: 14.2%

U.S. rank in 1980: 115th

U.S. rank in 1990: 119th

U.S. rank in 2000: 123rd

City Residents

1980: 105,624

1990: 112,733

2000: 137,893

2003 estimate: 142,185

Percent change, 19902000: 21.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 151st

U.S. rank in 1990: 159th (State rank: 2nd)

U.S. rank in 2000: 160th (State rank: 2nd)

Density: 3,403.2 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 121,546

Black or African American: 1,729

American Indian and Alaskan Native: 1,281

Asian: 4,916

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 294

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 6,843

Other: 3,003

Percent of residents born in state: 40.8% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 7,367

Population 5 to 9 years old: 7,550

Population 10 to 14 years old: 8,029

Population 15 to 19 years old: 11,585

Population 20 to 24 years old: 17,390

Population 25 to 34 years old: 20,591

Population 35 to 44 years old: 18,656

Population 45 to 54 years old: 20,184

Population 55 to 59 years old: 5,864

Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,020

Population 65 to 74 years old: 7,252

Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,677

Population 85 years and over: 2,728

Median age: 33.0 years

Births (2003)

Total number: 3,754

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 2,715 (of which, 30 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $21,315

Median household income: $35,850

Total households: 57,996

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 7,952

$10,000 to $14,999: 4,257

$15,000 to $24,999: 8,267

$25,000 to $34,999: 7,882

$35,000 to $49,999: 9,681

$50,000 to $74,999: 9,698

$75,000 to $99,999: 4,673

$100,000 to $149,999: 3,423

$150,000 to $199,999: 961

$200,000 or more: 1,202

Percent of families below poverty level: 8.7% (25.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 9,382

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Eugene: Health Care

Eugene: Health Care

Two major hospitals serve Eugene. The largest is Sacred Heart General Hospital, with 432 beds and 57 intensive care units. The largest hospital between Portland and San Francisco, it is a general-care facility that features an intensive-care newborn unit, a cancer care unit, a state-of-the-art heart center, and orthopedics and rehabilitation services. The McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center is a full-care hospital and Level III Trauma Center containing 114 beds and 13 mother/newborn units; it offers short-stay surgery and home care services. Nearly 500 physicians and surgeons serve the area, representing 46 fields and 12 surgical specialties. Traditional and alternative physical and mental health care services are offered at area clinics.

Health Care Information: Sacred Heart Medical Center, 1255 Hilyard St., Eugene, OR 97401-3718; telephone (541) 686-7300. McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477; telephone (541) 726-4400

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Eugene: Municipal Government

Eugene: Municipal Government

Eugene operates under a council-manager form of government with a mayor and eight council members elected in non-partisan elections for four years. Half the council is elected every two years. The council hires the city manager.

Head Official: Mayor Kitty Piercy (D) (since 2005; current term expires January 2009)

Total Number of City Employees: 1,465 (2003)

City Information: Eugene City Hall, 777 Pearl Street, Eugene, OR 97401; telephone (541)682-5010; email webweaver@ci.eugene.or.us

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Eugene

Eugene, Oregon/USA Eugene City Founded in 1846, it was named after Eugene Skinner, its first settler.

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