Lake Oswego is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 35,222 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Lake Oswego is the 14th largest community in Oregon.

Lake Oswego is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.76% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Oswego is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Oswego who work in management occupations (18.58%), sales jobs (17.90%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.71%).

Of important note, Lake Oswego is also a city of artists. Lake Oswego has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lake Oswego's character.

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

A relatively large number of people in Lake Oswego telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Lake Oswego, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Lake Oswego is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Lake Oswego are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The city of Lake Oswego is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Lake Oswego Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Lake Oswego. 62.01% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Lake Oswego in 2000 was $42,166, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,664 for a family of four. However, Lake Oswego contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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