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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.65% 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.

One thing noticeable about Renton, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Renton is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Renton a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

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 education level of Renton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.