Astoria City Center

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Astoria City Center is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Astoria, Oregon.

Real estate in the City Center of Astoria, OR is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the City Center neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

The neighbors in the City Center neighborhood in Astoria are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 71.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 26.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

In the Astoria City Center neighborhood, 34.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.6%), and 13.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

In the City Center neighborhood in Astoria, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (13.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.6%) , and residents who report English roots (9.6%) , and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (4.3%) , along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.6%), among others. The most common language spoken in the Astoria City Center neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.9%).