Scappoose is a very small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 4,933 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Scappoose is the 82nd largest community in Oregon.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Scappoose is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Scappoose is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scappoose who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.72%), sales jobs (9.88%), and management occupations (9.56%).

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.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Scappoose are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Scappoose does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Scappoose Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Scappoose is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 19.63% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Scappoose in 2000 was $20,837, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,348 for a family of four.

The people who call Scappoose home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Scappoose is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Scappoose include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, French, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Scappoose is English.