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Population 107,439
About Gresham
Gresham is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 107,439 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Gresham is the fourth largest community in Oregon.
Gresham is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gresham is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gresham who work in office and administrative support (16.48%), sales jobs (11.81%) and food service (7.81%).
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.
Gresham Information and Demographics
The percentage of adults in Gresham who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.81% of the adults in Gresham have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gresham in 2010 was $21,609, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,436 for a family of four. However, Gresham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gresham is a very 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 18.93% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gresham include German, English, Irish, Norwegian and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Gresham's cultural character, accounting for 16.62% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Gresham is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
| GRESHAM INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 107,439 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 38,704 |
| GRESHAM HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 55.37% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 44.63% |
| % VACANT | 5.55% |
| TYPE OF GRESHAM HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 51.53% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 6.85% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 11.16% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 26.78% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 3.50% |
| OTHER | 0.19% |
| SIZE OF GRESHAM HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.58% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 11.85% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 31.04% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 39.56% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 13.26% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.72% |
| AGE OF GRESHAM HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 14.32% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 63.64% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 19.57% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 2.48% |
| GRESHAM REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $208,119 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $693 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $46,000 | 5.50% |
| $46,001 - $91,000 | 1.58% |
| $91,001 - $182,000 | 23.34% |
| $182,001 - $274,000 | 48.59% |
| $274,001 - $365,000 | 15.21% |
| $365,001 - $456,000 | 3.43% |
| $456,001 - $684,000 | 1.51% |
| $684,001 - $912,000 | 0.31% |
| > $912,000 | 0.53% |
| PEOPLE OF GRESHAM | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.79% |
| 5 TO 17 | 18.66% |
| 18 TO 24 | 10.24% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.28% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.35% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.96% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 10.72% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 85.04% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 17.81% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $47,484 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $21,609 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 16.09% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (13.07%) Retail (12.27%) Healthcare (10.59%) Transportation (8.20%) Construction (7.26%) Accommodation (6.13%) Other (5.93%) Wholesale (5.42%) Finance (5.26%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.31%) Education (4.12%) Public Service (4.06%) Administration (4.06%) Agriculture (3.06%) Real estate (2.66%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.40% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 76.01% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 3.53% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 1.27% |
| ASIAN | 4.27% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.68% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 9.76% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 4.48% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 18.93% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (13.17%) English (7.03%) Irish (5.92%) Norwegian (2.90%) Italian (2.06%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 16.62% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (76.84%) Spanish (14.58%) Russian (1.18%) Other Indo-European (1.15%) |
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