Total Population
156
Population
Growth Rate
-0.39%
Median Age
56
Diversity Index
22.700
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.
Households
78
Total Housing Units
117
Owner Occupied
62
Renter Occupied
16
Vacant
39
Median Home Value
$250,000
Average Home Value
$400,806
Income
Growth Rate
Median
Household Income
0.00%
Per Capita Income
3.37%
Median Household
$55,187 $62,662
Average Household
$78,630 $91,023
Per Capita
$35,260 $41,617
Total Businesses
9
Total Employed
27
Workers 16+
94
2022 Educational Services - Businesses
Businesses
2
Employed
13
2022 Public Administration
Businesses
2
Employed
7
2022 Agric/Forestry/Fish/Hunt
Businesses
1
Employed
3
2022 Gas Stations - Businesses
Businesses
1
Employed
2
2022 Retail Trade Businesses
Businesses
1
Employed
2
2022 Transportation/Warehouse
Businesses
1
Employed
1
Some
High School
5
Graduated
High School
32
Associates
Degree
15
Bachelor's
Degree
14
Graduate
Degree
14
Average Commute Time
0 min.
Resident Commuters
90
Non-Resident Commuters
2
Drive Alone
70
Carpooled
9
Public
0
Work At Home
0