The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bandon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bandon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Bandon is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One of the benefits of Bandon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.43 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.
Bandon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Bandon who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.56% of adults in Bandon have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bandon in 2022 was $38,881, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,524 for a family of four. However, Bandon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bandon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bandon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bandon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bandon include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Bandon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
