Beaverton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 75,918 people and 23 constituent neighborhoods, Beaverton is the fifth largest community in Oregon.

Unlike some cities, Beaverton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Beaverton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Beaverton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beaverton who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.86%), sales jobs (11.97%), and management occupations (11.65%).

Also of interest is that Beaverton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One thing that you will notice about Beaverton is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Beaverton a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Beaverton is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Beaverton Information and Demographics

The citizens of Beaverton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.07% of adults in Beaverton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Beaverton in 2000 was $25,419, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,676 for a family of four.

Beaverton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beaverton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Beaverton is White, followed by Asian. Beaverton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.98% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Beaverton include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.

Beaverton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.45%.

The most common language spoken in Beaverton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.