Central Point is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 19,128 people and five associated neighborhoods, Central Point is the 33rd largest community in Oregon. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Central Point, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Central Point, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Central Point’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Central Point does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,058.00.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Central Point spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.56 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of people in Central Point who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.43% of adults in Central Point have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Central Point in 2022 was $42,947, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,788 for a family of four. However, Central Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Central Point is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Central Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Central Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Central Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Central Point include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Central Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.