Scappoose is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 8,230 people and two associated neighborhoods, Scappoose is the 67th largest community in Oregon.

Also of interest is that Scappoose has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Scappoose is also a city of artists. Scappoose has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Scappoose’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.10% 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 downside of living in Scappoose, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.77 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Scappoose overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Scappoose, 22.68% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Scappoose in 2022 was $43,401, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,604 for a family of four. However, Scappoose contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Scappoose is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Scappoose home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scappoose residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Scappoose include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.

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