Bandon is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 3,304 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bandon is the 114th largest community in Oregon.

A relatively large number of people in Bandon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bandon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bandon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bandon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bandon may be for you.

Bandon is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One of the benefits of Bandon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.43 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Bandon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Bandon is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.56% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bandon in 2022 was $38,881, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,524 for a family of four. However, Bandon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bandon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bandon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bandon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bandon include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese.

The most common language spoken in Bandon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.