Renton is a relatively large city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 105,543 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Renton is the eighth largest community in Washington. Renton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Renton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Renton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Renton is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Renton who work in management occupations (11.26%), office and administrative support (10.98%), and computer science and math (8.18%). Also of interest is that Renton 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: 21.65% 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 Renton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Renton, the average commute to work is 31.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of Renton 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: 39.45% of adults in Renton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Renton in 2022 was $51,528, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $206,112 for a family of four. However, Renton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Renton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Renton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Renton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Renton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Renton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Renton's cultural character, accounting for 28.48% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Renton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
