Renton is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 49,894 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Renton is the 14th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Renton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Renton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Renton who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.48%), sales jobs (11.49%), and management occupations (9.77%).

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

One of the nice things about Renton is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

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

Renton Information and Demographics

The education level of Renton citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.84% of adults in Renton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Renton in 2000 was $24,346, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,384 for a family of four.

Renton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Renton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Renton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Renton include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Renton's cultural character, accounting for 19.22% of the city's population.

The languages spoken by people in Renton are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Renton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese.