Bandon is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 3,311 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bandon is the 114th largest community in Oregon.
A relatively large number of people in Bandon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.46% 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.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bandon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bandon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Bandon 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bandon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Bandon 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 percentage of people in Bandon who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.56% of adults in Bandon have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bandon in 2022 was $38,881, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,524 for a family of four. However, Bandon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bandon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bandon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bandon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bandon include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Bandon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.