Scappoose is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 8,282 people and two associated neighborhoods, Scappoose is the 67th largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Scappoose is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Scappoose is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scappoose who work in office and administrative support (13.64%), management occupations (9.08%), and computer science and math (7.47%). Also of interest is that Scappoose 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 Scappoose telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.80% 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. One downside of living in Scappoose, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.79 minutes every day commuting to work. Scappoose is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Scappoose citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.61% of adults in Scappoose have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Scappoose in 2022 was $42,999, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,996 for a family of four. However, Scappoose contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Scappoose is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Scappoose home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scappoose residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Scappoose include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Scappoose is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
