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Navy Heights is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Astoria, Oregon.
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Navy Heights real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Navy Heights neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
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|Locations='''Businesses:''' x<br>'''Schools:''' x<br>'''Eateries:''' x<br>'''Nightlife:''' x<br>'''Residences:''' [[Stella's Home]]<br>'''Other:''' [[Columbia Memorial Hospital]]
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Did you know that the Navy Heights neighborhood has more Eastern European and Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Eastern European ancestry and 1.5% have Finnish ancestry.
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Navy Heights is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
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* Suburban neighborhood
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* Eastern portion of Astoria, north of the Clatsop Forest Astoria Basin woods, and abutting the Columbia.
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Navy Heights neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in the fields of farming, fishing or timber harvesting. With 4.6% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 96.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
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* Navy Heights used to be a housing projects built to house war-time personnel and their families during World War II.
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==Residential==
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The neighbors in the Navy Heights neighborhood in Astoria are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. This neighborhood has an income lower than 73.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 50.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 91.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.  
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* Made up mainly of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium (three to four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings.
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* Housing is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters.
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In the Navy Heights neighborhood, 30.4% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.8%), and 16.5% in executive, management, and professional occupations.  
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* Many of the residences were built between 1940 and 1969.
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==Income==
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In the Navy Heights neighborhood in Astoria, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (11.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (8.4%) , and residents who report English roots (6.8%) , and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (5.6%) , along with some Irish ancestry residents (5.2%), among others. In addition, 12.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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* Below average income neighborhood
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* Income lower than 91% of U.S. neighborhoods
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The most common language spoken in the Navy Heights neighborhood is English, spoken by 80.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (14.1%).
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* 50% of the children here live below the poverty level.
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* 30% of population are employed in sales and service jobs.
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* 30% of population are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
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* 19% of population are employed in clerical, assistant and tech support occupations.  
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* 16% of population are employed in executive, management and professional occupations.
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* 5% of the population are employed in farming, fishing or timer harvesting
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==Population==
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* 11% Mexican
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* 8% German
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* 7% English
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* 6% Norwegian
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* 5% Irish
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* 3% Eastern European
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* 2% Finnish
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* 13% were born in another country
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===Languages===
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* 80% English
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* 14% Spanish
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* 5% Other
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* 1% Polish

Latest revision as of 20:19, 4 November 2017

Navy Heights
Astoria-navy-heights.jpg
District Traits
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Reactive: Safety {{{Safety}}}, Awareness {{{Awareness}}}, Stability {{{Stability}}}
Notable Locations
Businesses: x
Schools: x
Eateries: x
Nightlife: x
Residences: Stella's Home
Other: Columbia Memorial Hospital
  • Suburban neighborhood
  • Eastern portion of Astoria, north of the Clatsop Forest Astoria Basin woods, and abutting the Columbia.
  • Navy Heights used to be a housing projects built to house war-time personnel and their families during World War II.

Residential

  • Made up mainly of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium (three to four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings.
  • Housing is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters.
  • Many of the residences were built between 1940 and 1969.

Income

  • Below average income neighborhood
  • Income lower than 91% of U.S. neighborhoods
  • 50% of the children here live below the poverty level.
  • 30% of population are employed in sales and service jobs.
  • 30% of population are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
  • 19% of population are employed in clerical, assistant and tech support occupations.
  • 16% of population are employed in executive, management and professional occupations.
  • 5% of the population are employed in farming, fishing or timer harvesting

Population

  • 11% Mexican
  • 8% German
  • 7% English
  • 6% Norwegian
  • 5% Irish
  • 3% Eastern European
  • 2% Finnish
  • 13% were born in another country

Languages

  • 80% English
  • 14% Spanish
  • 5% Other
  • 1% Polish
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