Boring is a very small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,931 people and two associated neighborhoods, Boring is the 152nd largest community in Oregon. Boring home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Boring real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some towns, Boring isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Boring are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Boring is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Boring who work in sales jobs (14.19%), office and administrative support (13.08%), and management occupations (8.31%). Also of interest is that Boring 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: 14.45% 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 of many things, Boring is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Boring a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Boring has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Boring’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Boring has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Boring has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Boring than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Boring may be for you. One downside of living in Boring is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Boring, the average commute to work is 30.94 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Boring doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Boring is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.09% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Boring in 2022 was $42,976, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,904 for a family of four. However, Boring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Boring is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boring residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boring also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.59% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boring include German, Irish, Swedish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Boring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
