Milwaukie is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 21,375 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Milwaukie is the 30th largest community in Oregon.

Also of interest is that Milwaukie 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: 17.20% 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Milwaukie is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Milwaukie area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The population of Milwaukie 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: 38.30% of adults in Milwaukie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Milwaukie in 2022 was $44,973, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,892 for a family of four. However, Milwaukie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Milwaukie is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Milwaukie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milwaukie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Milwaukie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Milwaukie include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and European.

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