Enumclaw is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 12,697 people and four associated neighborhoods, Enumclaw is the 80th largest community in Washington.
Housing costs in Enumclaw are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.
Also of interest is that Enumclaw 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: 11.89% 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.
One downside of living in Enumclaw, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.37 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of people in Enumclaw who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.04% of adults in Enumclaw have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Enumclaw in 2022 was $54,263, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $217,052 for a family of four. However, Enumclaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Enumclaw is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Enumclaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Enumclaw residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Enumclaw also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Enumclaw include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Enumclaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.