In Forest Grove, a larger number of people have these characteristics than in surrounding neighborhoods:
Education: Did not complete high school, Females in college or graduate school
Employment: Work in building and grounds cleaning or maintenance occupations, Work in personal care and service occupations, Work in production occupations
People & Culture: Not U.S. citizens, Single females, Speak Spanish or Spanish Creole, Widowed females
Transportation: Walk to work
The main types of people are…
Frugal Families – Lower-income families living in the suburbs. Middle-income married couples with children, ranging in age from upper 30s to upper 50s. Some are high school graduates, while others have completed college. Occupations vary.
Striving Immigrant Families – Lower-income suburban immigrant families. Struggling families that are on a tight budget and work in service or skill-based jobs. Most have a high school education or lower and some own their homes.
New Suburbanites – Mobile suburban singles. A high proportion of these pre-middle-age to middle-age singles have moved to the suburbs in the past 4 years. Some have a college education and work in professional or management careers.
