Moving to Gresham, Oregon

About Gresham, Oregon
Gresham

Gresham ( GRESH-əm) is a city in the Willamette Valley, Located in Multnomah County in the U.S. state of Oregon, bordered by Portland to the northwest and partially in the southwest. It was first settled in the early 1850s by the Powell brothers. It remained unincorporated until 1905; it was named after Walter Quintin Gresham, an American Civil War general and United States Secretary of State.

The early economy of the city was primarily supported by agriculture, and by the mid-20th century, the city saw a population boom, increasing from 4,000 residents to more than 10,000 between 1960 and 1970. The population was 114,247 at the 2020 census, making it the second most populous city in the county and the fourth-most populous city in Oregon. Gresham is an economic center for eastern Multnomah County.

Gender
Gender Gresham Oregon Country
Female 50.4% 50.4% 50.8%
Male 49.6% 49.6% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.050%50%Female50.4%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%4%9%9%15%19%13%16%6%3%$50K to $75K18.7%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Gresham Oregon Country
Less than $10,000 5.4% 5.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.2% 3.8% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.1% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5% 8.7% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15% 12.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7% 18.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7% 13.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 16.1% 16.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.8% 7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.5% 7.2% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%7%26%27%11%15%6%1%1%Other College27%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Gresham Oregon Country
< 9th Grade 6% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 26% 23% 27.0%
Other College 27% 25% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 15% 21% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Gresham Oregon  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K5.45.45.84.23.84.19.18.18.59.58.78.61512.21218.718.117.212.713.312.816.116.215.65.877.13.57.28.3
Education
 Gresham Oregon  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade6457572623272725201199152120699122121
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.064%3%1%4%22%1%5%0%White63.9%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Gresham Oregon Country
White 63.9% 74.9% 60.1%
African American 3.5% 1.8% 12.2%
American Indian 1% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 4.3% 4.4% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.7% 0.4% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.9% 4.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 21.7% 13.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Gresham Oregon  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0020406080Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite63.974.960.13.51.812.210.90.64.34.45.60.70.40.200.30.34.94.12.821.713.218.2