Seneca

Seneca is situated on the Silvies River, Seneca is in Bear Valley at the northern edge of the Great Basin. People often visit Seneca to play golf at the Bear Valley Meadows Golf Course, built by the city and community in 1996. This pasture course offers annual memberships and an honor box for paying green fees. 

Seneca experiences the coolest weather in Grant County, Oregon and has the distinction of the coldest official temperature recorded in the Oregon: 54 degrees below zero. The main industries in Seneca are ranching and timber production.

Historically, Seneca began growing in the 1920’s as a company town for the Edward Hines Lumber Company, boasting a sawmill and the northern terminus of a (now-vacated) railroad track which extended south to Burns, Oregon.

For more information, visit https://www.senecaoregon.com/

Population

Total Population

185

Population
Growth Rate

-0.44%

Median Age

57

Diversity Index

22.200

Housing & Income

Households

85

Total Housing Units

120


Owner Occupied

67

Renter Occupied

18

Vacant

35

Median Home Value

$308,333


Average Home Value

$496,642

Income
Growth Rate

Median
Household Income

0.00%


Per Capita Income

2.92%

Income Projection

Median Household

$58,518 $61,677


Average Household

$73,453 $82,972


Per Capita

$33,749 $38,965

Workforce

Total Businesses

10

Total Employed

42

Workers 16+

71

2023 Arts / Entertainment / Rec

cp-industries

Businesses

1

Employed

15

2023 Educational Services - Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

2

Employed

13

2023 Public Administration

cp-industries

Businesses

2

Employed

7

2023 Agric / Forestry / Fish / Hunt

cp-industries

Businesses

1

Employed

3

2023 Gas Stations / Fuel Dealers

N

Businesses

1

Employed

2

2023 Retail Trade Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

1

Employed

2

Some
High School

8

Graduated
High School

41

Associates
Degree

17

Bachelor's
Degree

20

Graduate
Degree

4

Average Commute Time

20 min.



Resident Commuters

70

Non-Resident Commuters

1

Drive Alone

56

Carpooled

6

Public

0

Work At Home

4