It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Sutherlin has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Sutherlin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sutherlin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sutherlin may be for you.
Being a small city, Sutherlin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Sutherlin rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.40% of adults 25 and older in Sutherlin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Sutherlin in 2022 was $31,982, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,928 for a family of four. However, Sutherlin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sutherlin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sutherlin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sutherlin include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Sutherlin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
