Deschutes County is located in central Oregon. The County Seat is Bend and the largest city is Bend. The Official Web Site is located at https://www.deschutes.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 170,388 and the 2010 census population was 157,733. The land area is 3,018.19 square miles and there are 52.3 persons per square mile.
94.8% of the population is White, 0.5% is Black or African American, 7.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 1% is Asian, 1.1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.4% is two or more races. 93.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 31% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $249,500, there are 64,568 households, an average of 2.47 persons per household. The per capita income is $27,524, the median household income is $50,209, and 14.5% of the persons in Deschutes County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 21,423. Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,809,059, and sales per capita were $18,311. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0.3%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.2%.
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| Deschutes County Deschutes County, Oregon official government website. |
| Birth and Death Certificates Information Information from the Deschutes County Health Services Department on how to order birth and death certificates. |
| Code of Ordinances Deschutes County Public Records Center searchable index of county code. |
| Court | Circuit Information Deschutes County 11th Judicial District Circuit Court home page. |
| Court | Circuit Records Information Information from the Deschutes County Circuit Court on how to order court records. |
| Genealogy | Oregon Historical Records Deschutes County genealogy records from the Oregon State Archives, including births, naturalizations, enlistments, World War I records, and more. |
| Inmates List from the Deschutes County Adult Jail of currently incarcerated inmates. |
| Maps County maps from the Deschutes County GIS department, including building & services, wildfire info, bikeways, historic landmarks, and road department. |
| Marriage Licenses Information Information on how to obtain a marriage license record in Deschutes County. |
| Plat Maps Deschutes County Clerk subdivision plat maps. |
| Property | Assessor Deschutes County Assessor property, tax, and assessment records. |
| Property | GIS Deschutes County interactive GIS map search for property account, ownership, assessment, tax, and valuation information. |
| Recorded Documents Deschutes County Clerks Office recorded documents and official records, patent index, deed index, and water rights. |
| Restaurant Inspection Scores Health Department of Deschutes County restaurant and mobile food unit inspection scores. |
| Staff Directory Phone numbers, positions, and email addresses for Deschutes County staff members. |
| Tax Maps Deschutes County tax maps in pdf format. |
| Wanted Persons Deschutes County Adult Parole and Probation Department list of wanted fugitives. |
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