Bend is a relatively large city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 104,557 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Bend is the sixth largest community in Oregon. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Bend, 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 Bend, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Bend’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Bend does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $88,792.00. 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 86.87% 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 managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bend who work in management occupations (13.33%), sales jobs (12.70%), and office and administrative support (10.22%). Of important note, Bend is also a city of artists. Bend has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bend’s character. 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: 22.45% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bend spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.11 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Bend. 51.06% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Bend in 2022 was $54,887, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $219,548 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.
