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Electric companies in Douglas County, Oregon

Douglas County, OR ranks 5th of 36 Oregon counties for the share of mobile homes (20%). Douglas County, OR has 111,807 residents. Douglas County, OR: 4 utilities listed by EIA. Douglas County, OR: home electricity prices of 10.93 to 14.02 cents per kWh.

Douglas County, OR on the map

Douglas County, OR and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsLaneCoosJosephineCurryJacksonDouglas

Douglas County, OR darker: more storm events

Housing and heating in Douglas County, OR

Douglas County, OR: 29,194 of 50,257 homes were built before 1980 and 9,407 in 2000 or later. Douglas County, OR has 33,577 detached houses, 2,880 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 9,818 mobile homes, and 13,181 of 46,677 households rent.

Age of homes in Douglas County, OR

% of homes by decade built, Douglas County, OR

  1. 8pre-40
  2. 740s
  3. 1350s
  4. 860s
  5. 2170s
  6. 1080s
  7. 1390s
  8. 1200s
  9. 510s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Douglas County, OR

% of homes by main fuel, Douglas County

  • Electricity58.7
  • Utility gas23.4
  • Wood13.3
  • Other fuel1.5
  • Propane1.2
  • Fuel oil1.2
Douglas County, OR housing against Oregon counties
Douglas County, ORValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Douglas County, OR, median year built19761978-2 years21 of 36
Douglas County, OR, built before 198058.1%53.7%+4.4 points13 of 36
Douglas County, OR, built 2000 or later18.7%20.6%-1.9 points23 of 36
Douglas County, OR, detached houses66.8%68.2%-1.4 points22 of 36
Douglas County, OR, apartments in 5+ unit buildings5.7%8.0%-2.2 points24 of 36
Douglas County, OR, mobile homes19.5%14.4%+5.1 points5 of 36
Douglas County, OR, renter households28.2%31.0%-2.8 points28 of 36
Douglas County, OR, median home value$283,200$369,300-$86,10024 of 36
Douglas County, OR, median gross rent a month$995$1,140-$14521 of 36
Douglas County, OR, people per household2.352.38-0.0322 of 36

Electric utilities in Douglas County, OR

Utility listed for Douglas County, ORTypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 882 kWhShare of Douglas County, OR median income of $58,983
Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt in Douglas County, ORPolitical Subdivision10.93$1,1571.96%
Emerald People's Utility Dist in Douglas County, ORPolitical Subdivision11.05$1,1691.98%
Coos-Curry Electric Coop, Inc in Douglas County, ORCooperative13.31$1,4092.39%
PacifiCorp in Douglas County, ORInvestor Owned14.02$1,4842.52%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Douglas County, OR

Residents of Douglas County, OR, ACS 2023
111,8079 of 36 Oregon counties
Households in Douglas County, OR
46,6772.40 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Douglas County, OR
71.8%33,496 owner and 13,181 renter households
Median household income in Douglas County, OR
$58,98332 of 36 Oregon counties
Housing units in Douglas County, OR
50,2573,580 vacant or seasonal, 7.1% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Douglas County, OR
58.7%27,389 homes, 11 of 36 Oregon counties
Utilities listed for Douglas County, OR
44 with a home price: Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt, Emerald People's Utility Dist, Coos-Curry Electric Coop, Inc
Lowest home price in Douglas County, OR
10.93 ¢/kWhCentral Lincoln People's Ut Dt, 22.0% below the highest
Highest home price in Douglas County, OR
14.02 ¢/kWhPacifiCorp
Monthly bill gap in Douglas County, OR
$27between the two at 882 kWh, $327 a year, 0.55% of the Douglas County, OR median income
ZIP areas touching Douglas County, OR
2797410 to 97731
Outage-linked storm events in Douglas County, OR
269NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Douglas County, OR
58.1%median year built 1976
Flood claims in Douglas County, OR
65NFIP 2015 to 2025, $2.1M paid
Home energy burden in Douglas County, OR
2.4%$1,140 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Douglas County, OR

PacifiCorp charged Douglas County, OR homes 11.15 ¢/kWh in 2015. Douglas County, OR: 14.02 ¢ in 2024, 26% up. Douglas County, OR: against 38% up for the Oregon average.

Douglas County, OR: a 882 kWh month at that price. Douglas County, OR: $98 in 2015, $124 in 2024. Douglas County, OR: $1,484 a year, 2.5% of the $58,983 median income.

Douglas: 10 yearly prices
YearPacifiCorp, Douglas County, ORDouglas: Gap to Oregon averageDouglas: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Douglas11.15+0.49-1.50
2016, Douglas11.06+0.40-1.49
2017, Douglas11.15+0.49-1.74
2018, Douglas11.14+0.16-1.73
2019, Douglas10.79-0.22-2.22
2020, Douglas10.77-0.40-2.38
2021, Douglas10.42-0.95-3.24
2022, Douglas9.91-1.51-5.13
2023, Douglas12.01-0.72-3.99
2024, Douglas14.02-0.68-2.46

Douglas County, OR: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Douglas County, OR price.

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Outage risk in Douglas County, OR

Douglas County, OR, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 269 in all, 240.6 per 100,000 residents of 111,807, rank 2 of 36 Oregon counties. Property damage in Douglas County, OR: $150K.

Events by year in Douglas County, OR

events a year, Douglas County, OR

  1. 24'15
  2. 14'16
  3. 30'17
  4. 23'18
  5. 13'19
  6. 13'20
  7. 36'21
  8. 15'22
  9. 39'23
  10. 48'24
  11. 14'25

Events by type

events by type, Douglas County, OR

  • Winter storm and heavy snow79
  • Thunderstorm and high wind76
  • Heat wave26
  • Ice storm2
Douglas County, OR outage-linked hazards
Douglas County, ORFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Douglas County, OR, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Low24.312 of 36762016 (12)$0
Douglas County, OR, tornadoVery Low6.419 of 360none$0
Douglas County, OR, ice stormRelatively Moderate76.110 of 3622017 (1)$0
Douglas County, OR, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Moderate84.08 of 36792023 (25)$0
Douglas County, OR, heat waveRelatively Moderate87.510 of 36262021 (7)$0

Douglas County, OR, no score or events: hurricane and tropical storm.

Cost of living with electricity in Douglas County, OR

Douglas County, OR: electricity $1,140 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,635, 2.4% of $68,823 income. 46,242 households in Douglas County, OR spend about $52.7 million a year on electricity and $75.6 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Douglas County, OR ($22,053 a year) spend 5.9% of income, 2.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Douglas County, OR

% of income on energy, Douglas County, OR

  • All households2.4
  • Lower income5.9
  • Owners2.3
  • Renters2.7
  • Oregon counties1.8
Douglas County, OR home energy cost by household group
Douglas County, ORHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Douglas County, OR, all households46,242$68,823$1,140$303$1922.4%
Douglas County, OR, lower income16,347$22,053$929$220$1575.9%
Douglas County, OR, owners33,081$80,735$1,278$368$2162.3%
Douglas County, OR, renters13,161$38,882$793$140$1342.7%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Douglas County, OR

Douglas County, OR: 65 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $2.1M paid, median paid claim $22,000.

883 of 47,834 residential structures in Douglas County, OR carry an NFIP contract. 998 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Douglas County, OR on 8 Sep 2026. Douglas County, OR lists 10 repetitive-loss properties.

Douglas County, OR: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Douglas County, OR

flood claims a year, Douglas County, OR

  1. 7'15
  2. 0'16
  3. 0'17
  4. 0'18
  5. 0'19
  6. 0'20
  7. <5'21
  8. 0'22
  9. <5'23
  10. <5'24
  11. 53'25
Douglas County, OR flood claims and flood insurance
Douglas County, ORValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Douglas County, OR, claims 2015-202565—3 of 21
Douglas County, OR, paid 2015-2025$2.1M—3 of 21
Douglas County, OR, median paid claim$22,000——
Douglas County, OR, claims per 1,000 homes1.40.65 of 21
Douglas County, OR, homes with flood insurance1.9%1.0%6 of 34
Douglas County, OR, policies in force998——
Douglas County, OR, repetitive-loss properties10——

Douglas County, OR: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Douglas County, OR: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Douglas County, OR

Douglas County, OR totals 5,206 heating degree days and 223 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Douglas County, OR is the 28th coldest of 36 counties in Oregon: 5,206 against a median of 5,768. For cooling, Douglas County, OR is the 17th hottest: 223 against a median of 212.

Douglas County, OR is a cold-winter county, with 4,983 more heating than cooling degree days.

Douglas County, OR: the 2016-2025 mean was 5,072 heating degree days, near the 5,206 normal (-3%).

Douglas County, OR: 58.7% of 46,677 homes heat with electricity; 41.3% use gas, oil, wood or something else.

Douglas County, OR

  • Heating degree days, 5,206 vs 5,76890
  • Cooling degree days, 223 vs 212105
  • Electric heat, 58.7% vs 54.0%109
  • OR median county100
Douglas County, OR: degree days, electric heat
Douglas County, ORValueOR median countyDouglas County, OR, rank (1 = highest)
Douglas County, OR, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,2065,76828 of 36
Douglas County, OR, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,0725,64027 of 36
Douglas County, OR, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal22321217 of 36
Douglas County, OR, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean30628617 of 36
Douglas County, OR, electric heating, ACS 2019-202358.7%54.0%11 of 36

Douglas County, OR: ACS B25040, 46,677 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Douglas County, OR

Douglas County, OR touches 27 ZIP areas, 97410 to 97731, about 4,141 residents each. Douglas County, OR counts 111,807 residents in 46,677 households. Household income in Douglas County, OR is $58,983; 33,496 of its 46,677 households own.

27,389 of the 46,677 homes in Douglas County, OR heat with electricity. Douglas County, OR has 50,257 housing units, 3,580 (7.1%) vacant or seasonal, and 13,181 rented homes. Douglas County, OR logged 269 storm events for its 111,807 residents.

The median home in Douglas County, OR dates from 1976. Homes in Douglas County, OR pay $1,140 a year for electricity. Douglas County, OR home electricity prices run Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt to PacifiCorp, $27 a month apart at 882 kWh.

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ZIP codes in Douglas County, OR

Oregon: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 2 MW planned in this county.

Questions on Douglas County, OR

Douglas County, OR: what do homes pay for electricity?

Douglas County, OR homes paid 10.93 to 14.02 cents per kWh in 2024 across 4 listed utilities: $96 to $124 a month at 882 kWh, 1.96% to 2.52% of Douglas County, OR income.

Douglas County, OR: how many homes heat with electricity?

Douglas County, OR: 27,389 of 46,677 occupied homes, 58.7%, rank 11 of 36.

Douglas County, OR: median household income?

$58,983 in Douglas County, OR, rank 32 of 36; 111,807 residents, 46,677 households.

Douglas County, OR: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Douglas County, OR: 269 NWS events, peak year 2024.

Douglas County, OR: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Douglas County, OR: 65 NFIP flood claims, $2.1M paid, 1.4 per 1,000 homes, 1.9% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Douglas County, OR?

Douglas County, OR: median home built 1976; 58.1% predate 1980, 66.8% detached, 5.7% in 5+ unit buildings.

Douglas County, OR: share of income for energy?

Douglas County, OR homes spend $1,140 a year on electricity, $1,635 on all energy: 2.4% of $68,823; 5.9% for lower incomes.

Primary sources for Douglas County, OR

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Douglas County, OR ranks 5th of 36 Oregon counties for the share of mobile homes (20%).