Molalla is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,134 people and three associated neighborhoods, Molalla is the 55th largest community in Oregon. Much of the housing stock in Molalla was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Molalla economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Molalla, where the median household income is $89,318.00.Molalla is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Molalla is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Molalla who work in office and administrative support (15.32%), sales jobs (7.36%), and management occupations (6.87%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.40% 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. One downside of living in Molalla, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.71 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small city, Molalla doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Molalla who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.79% of the adults in Molalla have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Molalla in 2022 was $38,443, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,772 for a family of four. However, Molalla contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Molalla is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Molalla home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Molalla residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Molalla include Irish, German, English, Portuguese, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Molalla is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
