Boring is a very small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,931 people and two associated neighborhoods, Boring is the 152nd largest community in Oregon. Boring home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Boring real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Boring is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Boring is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boring who work in sales jobs (13.70%), healthcare (12.93%), and personal care services (8.95%). Also of interest is that Boring 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: 18.12% 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. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Boring is worth considering. In Boring, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 42.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Boring does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Boring is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.70% of adults in Boring have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Boring in 2022 was $46,865, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,460 for a family of four. However, Boring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Boring is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boring residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boring also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.22% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boring include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Boring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
