Gold Hill is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,313 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gold Hill is the 177th largest community in Oregon. Gold Hill home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Gold Hill real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities, Gold Hill isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gold Hill are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gold Hill is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gold Hill who work in office and administrative support (12.37%), food service (12.01%), and healthcare suport services (10.25%). Also of interest is that Gold Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.41% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Gold Hill does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Gold Hill are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.46% of adults in Gold Hill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Gold Hill in 2022 was $33,439, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,756 for a family of four. However, Gold Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gold Hill is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gold Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gold Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gold Hill include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Gold Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
