Oregon Statistical Sources

Selected for the Corvallis-Benton County Economic Development Partnership

Internet Resources

http://libweb.uoregon.edu/dlc
-- Data for Local Communities. The most comprehensive bibliography of print and web sources of local area information on Oregon. Prepared by the Government Documents Department at the University of Oregon.

http://www.upa.pdx.edu/CPRC/about/index.html.
-- Portland State University. Center for Population Research and Census. In print as Official Population Estimates: Oregon state, counties and cities. Ref HB1985 .07 A3.

http://www.census.gov
-- U.S. Census Bureau. For the most current statistics, click on "Estimates" and then "County" or "Place." From here you can find, for example, local age, sex or minorities data.

http://www.oregon.gov
-- "Oregon.gov" is the state's home page. It provides information about Oregon's economy, jobs, key industry topics, development projects, etc.

http://olmis.emp.state.or.us
-- Oregon Employment Department's city trends and labor force data. In print as the newsletter Workforce Analysis.

http://www.corvallisedp.com
-- The Corvallis-Benton County Economic Development Partnership coordinates the effort to attract new business to the area and to assist with the expansion, retention and operational plans of existing businesses.

http://info.econ.state.or.us:591/FMPro?-db=Community.fp4&-Format=forms.htm&-lay=webpage&-op=eq&sort%20name=Corvallis&-script=hit%20count&-Find
-- The Corvallis pages from the Oregon Economic Development Department. Statistics for Corvallis include: climate, demographics, economics/employment, finance, education, facilities/community, infrastructure/transportation, industrial land and recreational amenities.

http://www.econ.state.or.us
-- The Oregon Economic Development Department provides a wide variety of statistical information about Oregon cities.

http://www.oregonbusiness.com.
-- Oregon Business Channel. For business news and company rankings.

Valley Library Print Resources

American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association. ACCRA Cost of Living Index. Cost of living statistics for cities and states. Ref HD6983 .A631.

Demographics USA: County edition. Demographics, households, sales, establishments and occupations. Ref HC110 .C6 S847.

Editor and Publisher Market Guide. Quality of life data, census and economic and demographic projections. Ref GHF5035 .M2.

Lifestyle Market Analyst

Rand McNally Commerical Atlas and Marketing Guide. Organized by state and county: population, per capita income, household income, retail trade, merchandise, apparel, food, drug and car sales. Good for current statistics. Ref G1036 .R2.

Laurie Bridges, Business and Economics Librarian
121 The Valley Library, Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-9642
541-737-8224 (fax)
Laurie.Bridges@oregonstate.edu