La Pine is a somewhat small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 5,990 people and two constituent neighborhoods, La Pine is the 69th largest community in Oregon.

When you are in La Pine, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.8% of La Pine's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, La Pine is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in La Pine who work in sales jobs (14.41%), office and administrative support jobs (11.21%), and management occupations (8.36%).

Another important characteristic of La Pine is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

La Pine is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of La Pine isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.2% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, La Pine doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

La Pine Information and Demographics

The citizens of La Pine have a very low rate of college education: just 8.43% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in La Pine in 2000 was $15,543, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,172 for a family of four.

The people who call La Pine home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in La Pine is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in La Pine include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Scottish, Dutch, Italian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in La Pine is English. Some people also speak Spanish.