Orting is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 8,954 people and two associated neighborhoods, Orting is the 100th largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Orting, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Orting, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Orting’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Orting does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $114,458.00. Housing costs in Orting 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Orting is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Orting is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Orting who work in office and administrative support (13.29%), sales jobs (9.59%), and management occupations (8.07%). Also of interest is that Orting 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: 7.58% 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. One downside of living in Orting, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.22 minutes every day commuting to work. The percentage of adults in Orting who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.74% of the adults in Orting have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Orting in 2022 was $41,701, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,804 for a family of four. Orting is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orting home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orting residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Orting include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French. The most common language spoken in Orting is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
