Beaverton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 96,945 people and 47 associated neighborhoods, Beaverton is the seventh largest community in Oregon.
Beaverton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Beaverton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Beaverton 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: 21.93% 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.
One thing that you will notice about Beaverton is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Beaverton a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Beaverton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Beaverton‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
Beaverton is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 49.25% of adults in Beaverton 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 Beaverton in 2022 was $51,659, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $206,636 for a family of four. However, Beaverton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Beaverton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beaverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beaverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Beaverton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Beaverton include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
In addition, Beaverton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.61%).
The most common language spoken in Beaverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.