How much did travelers spend in Clatsop County in 2011?

$395.2 million

What did they spend it on?

Accommodations: $92.3 million

Food Service: $113.7 million

Food Stores: $33.1 million

Local Tran. & Gas: $48.3 million

Arts, Entertainment & Rec.: $49.5 million

Retail Sales: $58.2 million

How many jobs did they generate?

Accom. & Food Service: 3,630

Arts, Ent. & Rec.: 880

Retail: 560

Ground Transportation: 50

Other Travel: 10

Total Direct Employment: 5,140

Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending

Local Tax Receipts: $6.7 million

State Tax Receipts: $10.9 million

Total Local & State: $17.5 million

Source: Dean Runyan Associates, 2011 Travel Impacts

As listed on Traveloregon.com

The following is from the Longwoods International 2011 Regional Visitor Report for The Coast. It covers the entire coast of Oregon.

How did those visitors get here?

Own car or truck: 89 percent

Camper, RV: 9 percent

Rental car: 5 percent

Motorcycle: 1 percent

Bicycle: 1 percent

Where did they stay?

Motel: 23 percent

Campground/trailer park/RV park: 20 percent

Hotel: 16 percent

Resort hotel: 16 percent

Time share: 7 percent

Friend/relatives dwelling (not paid): 6 percent

Rented cottage/cabin: 6 percent

Own home/condo/apartment/cabin: 5 percent

Rented home/condo/apartment: 5 percent

Bed & breakfast: 3 percent

Country inn/lodge: 2 percent

Boat/cruise ship: 1 percent

Who are they?

The average age of the coast visitor is 46.4 years old;

57 percent are women;

68 percent are married or have a partner;

69 percent have no children under 18;

40 percent are college graduates; 32 percent have some college education;

30 percent are in the $25,000-$49,900 income range; 26 percent are in the $50,000 to $74,900 income range;

50 percent are have no income are retired, or listed as other; 37 percent work full time or are self-employed;

93 percent are white, 1 percent are African American, 6 percent are listed as other.