Clackamas

Clackamas is a somewhat small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,957 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Clackamas is the 48th largest community in Oregon.

Clackamas home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon but Clackamas real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Clackamas is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clackamas is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clackamas who work in sales jobs (12.64%), management occupations (11.67%), and office and administrative support (10.11%).

In terms of college education, Clackamas is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree: 30.14% of adults in Clackamas have a college degree.

The per capita income in Clackamas in 2018 was $34,357, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,428 for a family of four. However, Clackamas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clackamas is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Clackamas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clackamas residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Clackamas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.27% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clackamas include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Clackamas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.