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 3,304 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bandon is the 114th largest community in Oregon.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.46% 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.
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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.43 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Bandon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Bandon is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.56% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.