One thing that you will notice about Beaverton is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Beaverton a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Beaverton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Beaverton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The citizens of Beaverton are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.30% of adults in Beaverton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Beaverton in 2022 was $48,119, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,476 for a family of four. However, Beaverton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Beaverton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beaverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beaverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Beaverton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Beaverton include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Beaverton's cultural character, accounting for 18.53% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Beaverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
