Canby is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 18,074 people and six associated neighborhoods, Canby is the 35th largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Canby is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Canby is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Canby who work in office and administrative support (13.60%), management occupations (11.42%), and sales jobs (10.93%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.20% 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 percentage of people in Canby who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.54% of adults in Canby have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Canby in 2022 was $40,861, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,444 for a family of four. However, Canby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Canby is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Canby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canby residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Canby also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.90% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Canby include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French. The most common language spoken in Canby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
