Grants Pass is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 39,468 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Grants Pass is the 15th largest community in Oregon.
A relatively large number of people in Grants Pass telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.97% 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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.74 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Grants Pass who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.26% of the adults in Grants Pass have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Grants Pass in 2022 was $34,106, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,424 for a family of four. However, Grants Pass contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Grants Pass is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grants Pass home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grants Pass residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Grants Pass also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Grants Pass include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Grants Pass is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.