Nine Mile Falls is a medium-sized town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 12,698 people and three associated neighborhoods, Nine Mile Falls is the largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Nine Mile Falls 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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Nine Mile Falls is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nine Mile Falls is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nine Mile Falls who work in management occupations (12.82%), office and administrative support (8.12%), and sales jobs (7.83%). Also of interest is that Nine Mile Falls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Nine Mile Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.90% 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. Because of many things, Nine Mile Falls is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Nine Mile Falls really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Nine Mile Falls perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Nine Mile Falls, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.89 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Nine Mile Falls is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Nine Mile Falls who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.54% of adults in Nine Mile Falls have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Nine Mile Falls in 2022 was $43,510, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,040 for a family of four. However, Nine Mile Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Nine Mile Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nine Mile Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Nine Mile Falls include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Nine Mile Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
