Keizer is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 38,704 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Keizer is the 14th largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Keizer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Keizer is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Keizer who work in sales jobs (11.22%), office and administrative support (10.32%), and management occupations (7.94%). Also of interest is that Keizer 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: 11.06% 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. In terms of college education, Keizer is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.85% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Keizer in 2022 was $33,561, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,244 for a family of four. However, Keizer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Keizer is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Keizer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Keizer residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Keizer also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Keizer include German, English, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Keizer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
