Talent is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 6,306 people and three associated neighborhoods, Talent is the 78th largest community in Oregon.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Talent. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

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

Also of interest is that Talent 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 Talent telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.36% 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.

In Talent, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Talent is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Talent citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.45% of adults in Talent have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Talent in 2022 was $40,260, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,040 for a family of four. However, Talent contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Talent is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Talent home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Talent residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Talent also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Talent include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Talent is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.