Veneta is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 5,183 people and two associated neighborhoods, Veneta is the 86th largest community in Oregon.Veneta is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Veneta is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Veneta who work in management occupations (17.98%), sales jobs (13.05%), and office and administrative support (12.62%). Also of interest is that Veneta 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: 12.19% 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. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Veneta has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Veneta a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Veneta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Veneta with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.89% of adults in Veneta have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Veneta in 2022 was $35,167, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,668 for a family of four. However, Veneta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Veneta is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Veneta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Veneta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Veneta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Veneta include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Veneta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Polish.
