Rogue River is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 2,337 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rogue River is the 136th largest community in Oregon.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rogue River is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.64% of the Rogue River workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rogue River is a city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rogue River who work in office and administrative support (11.17%), healthcare suport services (7.71%), and teaching (5.85%). Also of interest is that Rogue River 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 Rogue River telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.95% 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. Being a small city, Rogue River does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Rogue River citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.15% of adults in Rogue River have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rogue River in 2022 was $34,689, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,756 for a family of four. However, Rogue River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rogue River is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rogue River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rogue River residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rogue River include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Rogue River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
