It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Oregon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Oregon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Oregon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Oregon may be for you.
The citizens of Oregon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.09% of adults in Oregon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Oregon in 2022 was $39,044, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,176 for a family of four. However, Oregon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Oregon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oregon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oregon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oregon include German, Irish, English, Hungarian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Oregon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
