Boring is a very small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,931 people and two associated neighborhoods, Boring is the 152nd largest community in Oregon.

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

Also of interest is that Boring 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 Boring telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.12% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Boring has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Boring a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Boring, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 42.83 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Boring doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Boring are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.70% of adults in Boring have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Boring in 2022 was $46,865, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,460 for a family of four. However, Boring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Boring is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boring residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boring also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.22% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boring include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Boring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.