Tigard is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 57,301 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Tigard is the 12th largest community in Oregon.

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

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Tigard, 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 Tigard 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 Tigard 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.

If knowledge is power, Tigard is a pretty powerful place. 50.97% of the adults in Tigard have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Tigard in 2022 was $55,273, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $221,092 for a family of four. However, Tigard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tigard is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tigard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tigard residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tigard also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.23% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tigard include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French.

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