Carlton - Yamhill is a somewhat small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 8,021 people and just one neighborhood, Carlton - Yamhill is the 68th largest community in Oregon.
Housing costs in Carlton - Yamhill are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Oregon.
When you are in Carlton - Yamhill, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.70% of Carlton - Yamhill’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Carlton - Yamhill is a town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Carlton - Yamhill who work in management occupations (11.82%), office and administrative support (8.01%), and healthcare suport services (5.32%).
Also of interest is that Carlton - Yamhill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Carlton - Yamhill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.58% 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.
In Carlton - Yamhill, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.43 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The population of Carlton - Yamhill overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Carlton - Yamhill, 24.15% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Carlton - Yamhill in 2022 was $43,329, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,316 for a family of four. However, Carlton - Yamhill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Carlton - Yamhill is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carlton - Yamhill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carlton - Yamhill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Carlton - Yamhill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.16% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carlton - Yamhill include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Carlton - Yamhill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
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 96.3% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 40 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 14.0% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Oregon. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.
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 Carlton - Yamhill are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 75.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 51.0% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 33.6% 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 33.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.4%), and 13.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (10.5%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Carlton - Yamhill, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (19.8%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (15.3%), and residents who report English roots (12.3%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (12.1%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.5%), among others.
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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (70.5%) 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 (17.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.