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Estacada is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, roughly 30 miles southeast of Portland. The origin of the city's name is disputed. One explanation is that the city's name is a corruption of the name of a local resident, Esther Katie. There is no evidence that she existed. The more prosaic explanation is that someone with knowledge of the Llano Estacado region of modern-day Texas threw the name in a hat and it won, but somehow the final o became an a. Whatever the truth, it is doubtless the only place in United States bearing the name Estacada, though one may buy a Spanish wine called Finca La Estacada. The more notable and historically-based root of Estacada's name goes back to 1903: "Estacada is a Spanish word and it means staked out or marked with stakes. It was first suggested by George Kelly as a name for the town site at a meeting of the Oregon Water Power Townsite Company directors on December 27, 1903. Kelly had selected the name at random from a U.S. Map which showed Llano...more

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Among the most common occupations in Estacada are Sales and office occupations, 24%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 20%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 18%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Estacada, Oregon work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Estacada Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, sales representative jobs, physical therapist jobs, resource nurse jobs, project manager jobs and postdoctoral researcher jobs.

The leading industries in Estacada, Oregon are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Manufacturing, 18%; and Retail trade, 15%. Simply Hired's Estacada job listings indicate that the following industries in Estacada are hiring the most workers: Computer Makers, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Storage Device Mfg, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Estacada, Oregon is $29,768, and the median income of households in Estacada was $39,200.

Estacada has an unemployment rate of 6.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

Population of Estacada Total population 2,371 Male 48.25% Female 51.75% Median age 32.7     Estacada Housing Owner-occupied homes 64.0% Median cost of a home $134,000 Median mortgage payment $835 Renter-occupied homes 36.0% Vacant housing 4.1% Median monthly rent $614     Average Income Median for all male full-time $37,269 Median for all female full-time $22,267     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 11% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 30% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 29% Currently married 47% Separated 4% Widowed 7% Divorced 13%     Race White 86% Black or African American 0% Asian 2% Other 12%     Estacada Commute Carpool 13.0% Public transportation 3.8% Average travel time 28 minutes

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