Tillamook is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 5,196 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tillamook is the 87th largest community in Oregon. Tillamook has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
A relatively large number of people in Tillamook telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 of the nice things about Tillamook is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One of the benefits of Tillamook is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.94 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
For a small city, Tillamook has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride taxis. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Tillamook exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The citizens of Tillamook are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.42% of adults in Tillamook have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Tillamook in 2022 was $28,859, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,436 for a family of four. However, Tillamook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tillamook is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tillamook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tillamook residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tillamook also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.90% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tillamook include German, English, Irish, French, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Tillamook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.