Newberg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 25,477 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Newberg is the 24th largest community in Oregon.
Also of interest is that Newberg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Newberg is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Newberg enrolled in college, Newberg has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
The citizens of Newberg are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.75% of adults in Newberg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Newberg in 2018 was $34,460, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,840 for a family of four. However, Newberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Newberg is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newberg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Newberg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newberg include German, Irish, English, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Newberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.