Washington is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 700 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washington is the 268th largest community in Oklahoma. Washington real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Washington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Washington is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Washington is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washington who work in office and administrative support (11.51%), healthcare (9.21%), and management occupations (9.21%). 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: 13.64% 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. Overall, Washington’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. As is often the case in a small town, Washington doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Washington who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.20% of the adults in Washington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Washington in 2022 was $34,144, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,576 for a family of four. However, Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Washington is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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. Important ancestries of people in Washington include German, English, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
