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Oroville, WA
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Living in Oroville



Oroville is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,852 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oroville is the 228th largest community in Washington.

In addition, many people in Oroville have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.04% 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.

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Oroville is worth considering.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Oroville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.94 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Oroville 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 citizens of Oroville have a very low rate of college education: just 8.41% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Oroville in 2022 was $21,276, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,104 for a family of four. However, Oroville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Oroville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oroville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oroville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Oroville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oroville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

In addition, Oroville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.86%).

The most common language spoken in Oroville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.


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