Beaverton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 98,302 people and 47 associated neighborhoods, Beaverton is the seventh largest community in Oregon. Housing costs in Beaverton are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Oregon.Beaverton is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Beaverton is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beaverton who work in management occupations (11.84%), sales jobs (10.34%), and office and administrative support (9.78%). Also of interest is that Beaverton 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: 25.12% 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Beaverton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Beaverton‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Beaverton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Beaverton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.08% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Beaverton in 2022 was $52,507, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $210,028 for a family of four. However, Beaverton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Beaverton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beaverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beaverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Beaverton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Beaverton include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Beaverton's cultural character, accounting for 19.42% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Beaverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
