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, Renton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Renton are a mix 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.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Renton 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.

Even though Renton is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute 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.

Renton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.22%.

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.