Bend is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 103,254 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Bend is the sixth largest community in Oregon. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Bend, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Bend, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Bend’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Bend does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $82,671.00. Bend home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Bend real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Bend is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bend is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bend who work in sales jobs (12.99%), management occupations (12.29%), and office and administrative support (9.87%). Also of interest is that Bend has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Bend telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.02% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bend spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.21 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.Bend is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.38% of adults in Bend have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Bend in 2022 was $51,254, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $205,016 for a family of four. However, Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bend is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bend residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bend include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
