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Cascade Locks, OR

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Overview


Cascade Locks is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,378 people and just one neighborhood, Cascade Locks is the 176th largest community in Oregon.

Housing costs in Cascade Locks are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Oregon.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Cascade Locks, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.55% of Cascade Locks’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Cascade Locks is a city of managers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cascade Locks who work in management occupations (19.29%), food service (10.17%), and office and administrative support (6.87%).

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

A relatively large number of people in Cascade Locks telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

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!) Cascade Locks 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. Cascade Locks has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cascade Locks than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cascade Locks may be for you.

Cascade Locks is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The population of Cascade Locks 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 Cascade Locks, 23.10% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cascade Locks in 2018 was $39,545, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,180 for a family of four. However, Cascade Locks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cascade Locks is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cascade Locks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cascade Locks residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cascade Locks include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Cascade Locks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Occupations

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 21.3% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 6.1% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Oregon, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Oregon.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Cascade Locks are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 32.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is farming, forestry, or commercial fishing, with 21.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.6%), and 17.4% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 69.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (29.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Cascade Locks, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (29.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.7%), and residents who report German roots (12.5%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (5.3%), among others. In addition, 19.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (66.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (18.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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