Terrebonne is a very small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,393 people and two associated neighborhoods, Terrebonne is the 174th largest community in Oregon. Much of the housing stock in Terrebonne was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Terrebonne economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Terrebonne, where the median household income is $89,248.00.

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

Terrebonne is a military town: the armed forces employs 8.39% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Construction and Healthcare are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 24.91% and 19.60% of the civilian workforce respectively.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 25.17% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Terrebonne is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Terrebonne enrolled in college, Terrebonne has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Because of many things, Terrebonne is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Terrebonne really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Terrebonne perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Terrebonne is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Terrebonne, the average commute to work is 37.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

The percentage of adults in Terrebonne who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.96% of the adults in Terrebonne have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Terrebonne in 2022 was $42,829, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,316 for a family of four. However, Terrebonne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Terrebonne is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Terrebonne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Terrebonne residents report their race to be White. Terrebonne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.73% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Terrebonne include English, Italian, German, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Terrebonne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.