Sandy is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 5,317 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Sandy is the 77th largest community in Oregon.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sandy is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sandy is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sandy who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.34%), sales jobs (10.12%), and management occupations (8.55%).

Being a small city, Sandy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Sandy Information and Demographics

The population of Sandy overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Sandy, 16.81% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sandy in 2000 was $20,138, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,552 for a family of four.

The people who call Sandy home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sandy is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Sandy include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, French, Russian, and Scottish.

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