Newberg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 12,889 people and five associated neighborhoods, Newberg is the 24th largest community in Oregon.Newberg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Newberg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newberg who work in office and administrative support (11.68%), sales jobs (10.02%), and management occupations (10.02%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.52% 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Newberg, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Newberg provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. The citizens of Newberg are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.24% of adults in Newberg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Newberg in 2022 was $38,099, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,396 for a family of four. However, Newberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newberg is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newberg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Newberg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.38% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newberg include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Newberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
