The paper made this fun graphic of the “typical Oregonian.” Let’s see how I stack up.
- Gender: I am indeed a woman.
- Race: I am indeed white.
- Age: I am 43, not 39.2. Not far off, though.
- Education: I have finished high school, gone on to college, and graduated three times: AA, BA, M.Ed. I find it interesting that only 33% have gone on to obtain a bachelor’s degree as most of my friends have four-year-or-beyond degrees. But I know that’s because of how we clump with similar people.
- Income: I make more than “a little more than $30,000 per year.” I know this has to do with my many degrees, and that I’m white. My combined household income is also much higher than the state’s median income. I find this interesting as I feel like we can’t afford to go to on trips to far away places, and it seems like everyone else does this, but perhaps I have different priorities.
- Housing: I do own my house (with Matt) and it’s not worth anything close to $287,000. This is fine by me as I love my house, its mortgage payment is quite affordable and if it was worth more, my property taxes would be higher.
- Where I live. I do not live 32 miles southeast of Salem, I’m one of the people helping to move that dot ever closer to Portland.
- Commute. My commute is about 24 minutes, either by bike or public transportation. I haven’t driven alone to work since 1995.