Pasco is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 81,724 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Pasco is the 16th largest community in Washington. Pasco has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Pasco, where the median household income is $85,586.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pasco is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pasco is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pasco who work in management occupations (8.87%), office and administrative support (8.20%), and sales jobs (7.48%). A relatively large number of people in Pasco telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.74% 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 population of Pasco overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Pasco, 21.42% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pasco in 2022 was $33,707, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,828 for a family of four. However, Pasco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pasco is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pasco 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 Pasco, accounting for 58.47% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pasco residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pasco include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French. Pasco also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.77%. The most common language spoken in Pasco is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.
