Gresham

Population & Demographics

Gresham, OR

Gresham is home to 112,378 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 51,886 resident workers commute each day.

OregonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
112,378
people
Population

112,378 residents

Median age 37.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Gresham population & demographics

Who lives in Gresham — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
112,378
Median age
37.0yrs
Median household income
$77,795
Median home value
$458,700
Median gross rent
$1,586/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Gresham

How Gresham breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White60.5%
Hispanic or Latino21.1%
Two or more races6.3%
Asian5.8%
Black4.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%

Race across Gresham

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Gresham.

Gresham at a glance
Employed Residents
51,886
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Portland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Gresham proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Gresham commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

54 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Gresham

51,886 commutes, one dot at a time

Gresham

Where 51,886 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Gresham, by worker count.

1Portland9.9 mi20,931
2Gresham0.0 mi8,584
3Troutdale3.1 mi2,158
4Salem48.8 mi1,113
5Beaverton18.1 mi1,084
6Hillsboro24.4 mi1,015
7Tigard17.7 mi887
8Vancouver11.8 mi786

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Gresham.

1Portland9.9 mi9,231
2Gresham0.0 mi8,584
3Vancouver11.8 mi1,438
4Troutdale3.1 mi1,258
5Sandy11.1 mi697
6Happy Valley6.2 mi624
7Fairview2.8 mi614
8Hillsboro24.4 mi606

Top industries

The sectors that employ Gresham’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.7%
MFManufacturing15.4%
RTRetail Trade12.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.6%
COConstruction6.3%
EDEducational Services5.9%
WSWholesale Trade4.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Gresham

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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