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. Much of the housing stock in Bend was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Bend economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Bend, where 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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.02% 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.

One thing noticeable about Bend, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Bend is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Bend a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.21 minutes getting to work every day.

The citizens of Bend are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.38% of adults in Bend have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

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.