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Powers, OR

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Overview


Powers is a tiny city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 709 people and just one neighborhood, Powers is the 197th largest community in Oregon. Much of the housing stock in Powers was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Powers is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.86% of the Powers workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Powers is a city of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Powers who work in farm management occupations (17.56%), healthcare suport services (14.50%), and healthcare (9.16%).

In addition, many people in Powers 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.

Of important note, Powers is also a city of artists. Powers has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Powers’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Powers telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.56% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Powers is worth considering.

One downside of living in Powers, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.65 minutes every day commuting to work.

Powers 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.

Demographics

In Powers, just 6.57% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Powers in 2022 was $24,522, which is low income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,088 for a family of four. However, Powers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Powers is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Powers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Powers residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Powers include Irish, German, European, French, and English.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Powers, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.1% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

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 5 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

People

The neighborhood is unique for having just 6.6% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.0% of America's neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Portuguese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 4.2% have Portuguese 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 Powers are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 85.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 48.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 40.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 22.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.7%), and 10.7% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.

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 Powers, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (11.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.9%), and residents who report English roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of Portuguese ancestry (4.2%), along with some Danish ancestry residents (4.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (81.5%) 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 (10.3%) . 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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