Gresham is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 111,621 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Gresham is the fourth largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gresham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gresham is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gresham who work in office and administrative support (11.47%), management occupations (9.06%), and sales jobs (8.78%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.19% 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Gresham 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 Gresham area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The citizens of Gresham are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.25% of adults in Gresham having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Gresham in 2022 was $33,931, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,724 for a family of four. However, Gresham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gresham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gresham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gresham residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Gresham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gresham include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. Gresham also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.65%. The most common language spoken in Gresham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
