Eugene is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 137,799 people and 39 constituent neighborhoods, Eugene is the second largest community in Oregon.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eugene is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eugene is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eugene who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.32%), sales jobs (12.70%), and management occupations (8.97%).

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

Eugene is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Eugene has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Eugene enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Eugene!

One of the benefits of Eugene is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.94 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Eugene Information and Demographics

The citizens of Eugene are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.28% of adults in Eugene have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Eugene in 2000 was $21,315, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,260 for a family of four.

Eugene is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eugene home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Eugene is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Eugene include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and French.

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