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 5,236 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tillamook is the 87th largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tillamook is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tillamook is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Tillamook who work in food service (11.99%), office and administrative support (11.39%), and sales jobs (10.15%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.75% 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 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Tillamook spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Despite the fact that it is a small city, Tillamook has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.In terms of college education, the citizens of Tillamook rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.60% of adults 25 and older in Tillamook 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 Tillamook in 2022 was $26,657, which is low income relative to Oregon, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,628 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 25.93% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tillamook include German, Irish, English, Scandinavian, and French. The most common language spoken in Tillamook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
