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, Tillamook isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tillamook are a mix 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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.75% 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. Tillamook is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.09 minutes getting to work every day. For a small city, Tillamook has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride taxis. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Tillamook exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.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.
