Northeast Oregon Demographics

   
Baker County square miles 3,089
Union County square miles 2,039
Wallowa County square miles 3,153
   
Baker County population 16,082
Union County population 25,038
Wallowa County population 6,889
   
Population per square mile:  
Baker County 5.21
Union County 12.28
Wallowa County 2.18
   
Median household income:  
Baker County 38,401
Union County 40,542
Wallowa County 41,382
Oregon 49,033
National 51,425
   
Child Abuse Victims Rate per 1000 (2010):  
Baker County 25.8
Union County 16.8
Wallowa County 19.8
Oregon 12.7
(Department of Human Services –Children, Adults and Families Division --- 2010 Child Welfare Data Book)

Early intervention helps improve lives and conserve community resources. We can help break the cycle of abuse and neglect. By investing in these children now, we can save millions of dollars later. Too many of Oregon's police chiefs, sheriffs, district attorneys, and other police leaders are arresting or prosecuting adults who they first met as victims of child abuse and neglect.
Estimated annual cost per child 2007-08