Boring is a very small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,931 people and two associated neighborhoods, Boring is the 152nd largest community in Oregon.

Boring home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Boring real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Boring has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Boring is also a town of artists. Boring has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Boring’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Boring telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Boring has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Boring has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Boring than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Boring may be for you.

One downside of living in Boring is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Boring, the average commute to work is 31.13 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Boring is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Boring who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.91% of adults in Boring have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Boring in 2022 was $46,890, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,560 for a family of four. However, Boring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Boring is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boring residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Boring include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Boring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.