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 5,157 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tillamook is the 87th largest community in Oregon. Tillamook has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Tillamook is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Tillamook is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Tillamook who work in sales jobs (11.83%), food service (11.66%), and office and administrative support (9.95%). A relatively large number of people in Tillamook telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.44% 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. 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 16.38 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. Despite the fact that it is a small city, Tillamook has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.The percentage of adults in Tillamook with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.56% of adults in Tillamook have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Tillamook in 2022 was $28,639, 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 $114,556 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 Black or African-American. Tillamook also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.42% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tillamook include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French. The most common language spoken in Tillamook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
