Washington is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 767 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washington is the 268th largest community in Oklahoma. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Washington, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Washington, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Washington’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Washington does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $90,321.00. 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 professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washington who work in sales jobs (11.38%), office and administrative support (9.19%), and management occupations (7.00%). A relatively large number of people in Washington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.02% 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. The overall crime rate in Washington is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. In Washington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.98 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Washington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Washington citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.00% of adults in Washington have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Washington in 2022 was $36,996, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,984 for a family of four. However, Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Washington is a somewhat 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, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
