Clatskanie is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,751 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clatskanie is the 165th largest community in Oregon.Clatskanie is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Clatskanie is a city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clatskanie who work in teaching (10.44%), business and financial occupations (10.03%), and healthcare suport services (7.97%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.94% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The citizens of Clatskanie are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.42% of adults in Clatskanie have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Clatskanie in 2022 was $30,837, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,348 for a family of four. However, Clatskanie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clatskanie is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clatskanie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clatskanie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clatskanie include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and African. The most common language spoken in Clatskanie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
