Washington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 32,709 people and five associated neighborhoods, Washington is the 37th largest community in Utah. Much of the housing stock in Washington was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Washington economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Washington, where the median household income is $94,655.00.
Washington home prices are not only among the most expensive in Utah, but Washington real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Washington is also a city of artists. Washington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Washington’s character.
Also of interest is that Washington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.82 minutes getting to work every day.
The population of Washington is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.12% of adults in Washington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Washington in 2022 was $41,499, which is wealthy relative to Utah, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,996 for a family of four. However, Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Washington is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Washington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Washington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Washington include English, German, Irish, Danish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.