Tillamook is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 5,265 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Tillamook is the 87th largest community in Oregon.
Another important characteristic of Tillamook 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.
Tillamook 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.
One of the benefits of Tillamook is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.75 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In Tillamook, just 10.13% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Tillamook in 2018 was $22,593, which is low income relative to Oregon, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,372 for a family of four. However, Tillamook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tillamook is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tillamook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tillamook residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tillamook also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tillamook include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Tillamook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.