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Wasco - Moro, OR

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Overview


Wasco - Moro is a very small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,955 people and just one neighborhood, Wasco - Moro is the 157th largest community in Oregon. Wasco - Moro has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Wasco - Moro, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.27% of Wasco - Moro’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Wasco - Moro is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wasco - Moro who work in management occupations (20.22%), farm management occupations (8.63%), and sales jobs (7.03%).

In addition, many people in Wasco - Moro have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.14% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

The citizens of Wasco - Moro are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.01% of adults in Wasco - Moro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Wasco - Moro in 2022 was $33,206, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,824 for a family of four. However, Wasco - Moro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wasco - Moro is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wasco - Moro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wasco - Moro residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Wasco - Moro include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Wasco - Moro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 2 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 99.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 8.6% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 98.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Furthermore, the government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 13.1% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 95.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 1.1% have Austrian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Wasco - Moro are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 35.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.0%), and 13.1% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.9%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Wasco - Moro, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (19.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.8%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (4.6%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (74.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.9%) and 5.3% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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