Boring is a very small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,931 people and two associated neighborhoods, Boring is the 152nd largest community in Oregon.

Boring home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Boring real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Boring has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Boring is also a town of artists. Boring has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Boring’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.33% 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 town 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, Boring has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Boring a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Boring is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Boring, the average commute to work is 31.13 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Boring does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Boring is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.91% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Boring in 2022 was $46,890, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,560 for a family of four. However, Boring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Boring is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boring residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Boring include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Boring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.