Bend is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 103,254 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Bend is the sixth largest community in Oregon. Much of the housing stock in Bend was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Bend economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Bend, where the median household income is $82,671.00. Bend home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Bend real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Bend is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bend is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bend who work in sales jobs (12.99%), management occupations (12.29%), and office and administrative support (9.87%). Also of interest is that Bend has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.02% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.21 minutes getting to work every day.The citizens of Bend are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.38% of adults in Bend have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bend in 2022 was $51,254, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $205,016 for a family of four. However, Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bend is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bend residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bend include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
