Gladstone is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 11,332 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Gladstone is the 47th largest community in Oregon.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gladstone is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gladstone is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gladstone who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.06%), sales jobs (14.18%), and management occupations (6.75%).

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

Gladstone Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Gladstone who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 16.28% of the adults in Gladstone have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gladstone in 2000 was $19,388, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,552 for a family of four.

The people who call Gladstone home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gladstone is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gladstone include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, Swedish, Polish, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

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