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Renton, WA
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Renton profile


Living in Renton



Renton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 104,047 people and 34 constituent neighborhoods, Renton is the eighth largest community in Washington.

Housing costs in Renton are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Renton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.60% 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.

Another interesting thing about Renton, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in Renton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.76 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Renton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Renton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The education level of Renton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.18% of adults in Renton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Renton in 2018 was $42,736, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,944 for a family of four. However, Renton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Renton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Renton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Renton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Renton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.59% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Renton include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Renton's cultural character, accounting for 28.41% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Renton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.