Renton is a relatively large city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 104,491 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Renton is the eighth largest community in Washington. Renton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Renton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities, Renton isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Renton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Renton is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Renton who work in management occupations (11.21%), office and administrative support (10.75%), and sales jobs (7.74%). Also of interest is that Renton 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: 20.01% 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. One downside of living in Renton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Renton, the average commute to work is 31.64 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. For the size of the city, public transportation in Renton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Renton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The education level of Renton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.01% of adults in Renton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Renton in 2022 was $50,116, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,464 for a family of four. However, Renton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Renton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Renton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Renton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Renton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.60% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Renton include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Renton's cultural character, accounting for 28.11% of the city鈥檚 population. The most common language spoken in Renton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.