Service Worker Centers
Representative community:
Lincoln City, OR ( Learn about this community | Read Lincoln City, OR blog )
Hotels, stores, and restaurants galore are the landmarks of the 278 counties in this group. They are tourist centers or the midsize and small towns that people visit to shop or get the car fixed. About 12 million people live in Service Worker Centers.
Households in these counties have a lower median income than the average US county and are about even in terms of poverty. Close to 18 percent of the population is 65 or older, compared with the county average of about 15 percent. These counties are starting to see an influx of Hispanics, who make up more than 8 percent of their population. Politically, Service Worker Centers went for President Bush in 2004, but the margin was close enough for them to be in play in 2008.
Service Worker Centers and their politics are represented by Lincoln City, Ore., in Patchwork Nation.
Geographical Distribution
This map shows how weakly or strongly each county correlates
to this community type.
Service Worker Centers
Demographic Information
Total Population: 12,050,483
Percent of U.S. Population: 4%
Median Household Income: $34,361
Employment:
- Professional: 4.8%
- Trades and Services: 33.5%
- Government: 16.9%
- Agriculture: 7.5%
Families in Poverty: 10.8%
Racial Distribution
Age Distribution
