Bend is a relatively large city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 106,926 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Bend is the sixth largest community in Oregon. Much of the housing stock in Bend was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Bend economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Bend, where the median household income is $96,394.00.

Bend home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Bend real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Bend is also a city of artists. Bend has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bend’s character.

Also of interest is that Bend has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Bend telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 24.78% 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.

One thing noticeable about Bend, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Bend is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Bend a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One of the benefits of Bend is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.52 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bend, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bend is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.88% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bend in 2022 was $58,652, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $234,608 for a family of four. However, Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Bend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.