Tualatin is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 27,797 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Tualatin is the 19th largest community in Oregon. Tualatin home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Tualatin real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tualatin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tualatin is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tualatin who work in management occupations (13.54%), office and administrative support (10.95%), and sales jobs (10.51%). Also of interest is that Tualatin 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: 15.91% 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 education level of Tualatin ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Tualatin, 45.79% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Tualatin in 2022 was $49,280, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $197,120 for a family of four. However, Tualatin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tualatin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tualatin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tualatin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tualatin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tualatin include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Tualatin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
