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Colton, OR

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Overview


Colton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 5,155 people and just one neighborhood, Colton is the 89th largest community in Oregon.

Colton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Colton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Colton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.72% of Colton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Colton is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Colton who work in office and administrative support (14.73%), management occupations (11.49%), and sales jobs (7.17%).

A relatively large number of people in Colton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.04% 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 town 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!) Colton 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. Colton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Colton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Colton may be for you.

One downside of living in Colton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.03 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Demographics

The education level of Colton citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.82% of adults 25 and older in Colton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Colton in 2018 was $37,719, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,876 for a family of four. However, Colton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Colton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Colton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Colton include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 38.9% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.8% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Real Estate

One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian 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 Colton are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 69.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 78.9% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 34.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.5%), and 16.1% 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 97.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.3%).

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 Colton, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.3%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (3.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.1%), among others.

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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (39.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (71.4%) 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 (12.1%) . 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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