Canby is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 18,074 people and six associated neighborhoods, Canby is the 35th largest community in Oregon.

A relatively large number of people in Canby telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.20% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The percentage of people in Canby who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.54% of adults in Canby have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Canby in 2018 was $40,861, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,444 for a family of four. However, Canby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Canby is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Canby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canby residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Canby also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.90% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Canby include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Canby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.