Moraine is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 6,603 people and two associated neighborhoods, Moraine is the 234th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Moraine is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Moraine is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moraine who work in office and administrative support (11.12%), maintenance occupations (8.21%), and management occupations (8.14%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.24% 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. Being a small city, Moraine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Moraine citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.29% of adults 25 and older in Moraine have a college degree. The per capita income in Moraine in 2022 was $29,034, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,136 for a family of four. However, Moraine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Moraine is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Moraine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moraine residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Moraine also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.23% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Moraine include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Moraine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
