Forest Grove is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 26,799 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Forest Grove is the 22nd largest community in Oregon.

Also of interest is that Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.45% 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Forest Grove is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Forest Grove area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of Forest Grove citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.70% of adults in Forest Grove have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Forest Grove in 2022 was $33,726, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,904 for a family of four. However, Forest Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Forest Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Forest Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forest Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Forest Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Forest Grove include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Forest Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.