Gresham is a relatively large city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 110,685 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Gresham is the fourth largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities, Gresham isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gresham are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gresham is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gresham who work in office and administrative support (10.74%), sales jobs (9.28%), and management occupations (8.61%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.47% 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. The population of Gresham overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Gresham, 23.59% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gresham in 2022 was $35,390, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,560 for a family of four. However, Gresham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gresham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gresham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gresham residents report their race to be 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 21.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gresham include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. In addition, Gresham has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.52%). The most common language spoken in Gresham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
