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 $102,045.00.
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 9.86% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Agriculture and Manufacturing are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 19.91% and 13.13% 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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 30.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Terrebonne is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Terrebonne, the average commute to work is 36.56 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Terrebonne is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Terrebonne are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.52% of adults in Terrebonne having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Terrebonne in 2022 was $45,362, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,448 for a family of four. However, Terrebonne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Terrebonne is a very 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 24.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Terrebonne include Italian, German, English, Irish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Terrebonne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.