Gresham is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 90,158 people and 15 constituent neighborhoods, Gresham is the fourth largest community in Oregon.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gresham is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 jobs (18.41%), sales jobs (11.84%), and management occupations (6.93%).

Gresham Information and Demographics

The population of Gresham 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 Gresham, 18.44% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gresham in 2000 was $19,588, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,352 for a family of four.

Gresham is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gresham home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gresham is 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 12.29% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Gresham include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, Swedish, and French.

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