Gladstone is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 11,951 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gladstone is the 45th largest community in Oregon.

Housing costs in Gladstone are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Oregon.

Also of interest is that Gladstone 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: 14.82% 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.

The percentage of people in Gladstone who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.74% of adults in Gladstone have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gladstone in 2022 was $43,599, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,396 for a family of four. However, Gladstone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gladstone is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gladstone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gladstone residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gladstone include German, Irish, English, European, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Gladstone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.