Veneta is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 5,194 people and two associated neighborhoods, Veneta is the 86th largest community in Oregon.Veneta is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Veneta is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Veneta who work in office and administrative support (13.44%), sales jobs (13.18%), and management occupations (10.77%). Also of interest is that Veneta 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: 13.22% 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. Veneta is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Veneta who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.32% of the adults in Veneta have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Veneta in 2022 was $31,987, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,948 for a family of four. However, Veneta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Veneta is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Veneta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Veneta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Veneta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Veneta include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Veneta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.
