Reedsport is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 4,320 people and two associated neighborhoods, Reedsport is the 98th largest community in Oregon.

A relatively large number of people in Reedsport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.07% 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.

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

Reedsport 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 16.60 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The rate of college-level education in Reedsport is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.70% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Reedsport in 2018 was $30,684, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,736 for a family of four. However, Reedsport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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