Grants Pass is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 39,468 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Grants Pass is the 15th largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grants Pass is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grants Pass is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Grants Pass who work in office and administrative support (13.86%), management occupations (9.35%), and sales jobs (9.07%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.07% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Grants Pass spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Grants Pass citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.66% of adults 25 and older in Grants Pass have a college degree. The per capita income in Grants Pass in 2022 was $32,135, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,540 for a family of four. However, Grants Pass contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grants Pass is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grants Pass home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grants Pass residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Grants Pass also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Grants Pass include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Grants Pass is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
