Eugene is a relatively large city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 177,923 people and 51 associated neighborhoods, Eugene is the second largest community in Oregon.Eugene is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Eugene is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eugene who work in management occupations (10.87%), office and administrative support (10.49%), and teaching (9.57%). Also of interest is that Eugene 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: 13.79% 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. Eugene is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Eugene is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy. The citizens of Eugene are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.18% of adults in Eugene have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Eugene in 2022 was $39,081, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,324 for a family of four. However, Eugene contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Eugene is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eugene home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eugene residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Eugene also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Eugene include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Eugene is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
