Gresham is a relatively large city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 111,507 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Gresham is the fourth largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities, Gresham isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gresham are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gresham is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gresham who work in office and administrative support (11.14%), management occupations (9.20%), and sales jobs (9.15%). Also of interest is that Gresham 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: 12.97% 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. The education level of Gresham citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.29% of adults in Gresham have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gresham in 2022 was $36,786, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,144 for a family of four. However, Gresham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gresham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gresham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gresham residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Gresham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gresham include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European. Gresham also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.83%. The most common language spoken in Gresham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
