Oregon City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 37,327 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Oregon City is the 16th largest community in Oregon.
Housing costs in Oregon City 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 Oregon City 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: 12.84% 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.
In terms of college education, Oregon City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.21% of adults in Oregon City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Oregon City in 2022 was $40,837, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,348 for a family of four. However, Oregon City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Oregon City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oregon City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oregon City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oregon City include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Oregon City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.