Outlook is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 317 people and just one neighborhood, Outlook is the 312th largest community in Washington.
When you are in Outlook, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.87% of Outlook’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Outlook is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Outlook who work in office and administrative support (20.15%), teaching (17.87%), and maintenance occupations (6.46%).
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Outlook is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Outlook is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.76 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small town, Outlook doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Outlook are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.10% of adults in Outlook having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Outlook in 2022 was $24,544, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,176 for a family of four.
Outlook is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Outlook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Outlook, accounting for 100.00% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Outlook residents report their race to be Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Outlook include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
In addition, Outlook has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (43.53%).
The most common language spoken in Outlook is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 37.5% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.3% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 75.2% have Mexican ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 63.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 96.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Outlook are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 86.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 46.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 92.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 40.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.7%), and 5.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 63.3% of households. Some people also speak English (36.7%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Outlook, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (75.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.7%), and residents who report Dutch roots (5.7%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (5.4%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.1%), among others. In addition, 28.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.