Tigard, OR real estate and demographic information

About Tigard

Tigard is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 49,011 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Tigard is the 12th largest community in Oregon.

Tigard home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Tigard real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Tigard is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tigard is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tigard who work in office and administrative support (15.04%), management occupations (13.20%) and sales jobs (12.32%).

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

Because of many things, Tigard is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Tigard a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Tigard has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Tigard’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Tigard 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 Tigard area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Tigard Information and Demographics

Tigard is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.29% of adults in Tigard have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Tigard in 2010 was $32,527, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,108 for a family of four. However, Tigard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tigard is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tigard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tigard residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tigard also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tigard include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian and European.

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