Carlton - Yamhill is a somewhat small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 8,021 people and just one neighborhood, Carlton - Yamhill is the 68th largest community in Oregon.
Carlton - Yamhill home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Carlton - Yamhill real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
When you are in Carlton - Yamhill, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.44% of Carlton - Yamhill’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Carlton - Yamhill is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carlton - Yamhill who work in management occupations (12.91%), office and administrative support (6.46%), and sales jobs (6.18%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Carlton - Yamhill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.16 minutes every day commuting to work.
The population of Carlton - Yamhill overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Carlton - Yamhill, 22.24% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Carlton - Yamhill in 2022 was $39,514, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,056 for a family of four. However, Carlton - Yamhill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Carlton - Yamhill is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carlton - Yamhill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carlton - Yamhill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Carlton - Yamhill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.67% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carlton - Yamhill include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Carlton - Yamhill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Carlton - Yamhill, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 95.2% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 91.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Carlton - Yamhill are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 76.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 14.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 33.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 33.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.5%), and 12.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 87.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (11.0%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Carlton - Yamhill, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.7%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (15.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (14.9%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (11.6%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (73.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (17.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.