Pullman is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 33,543 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Pullman is the 39th largest community in Washington.Pullman is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pullman is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pullman who work in teaching (16.01%), food service (10.74%), and management occupations (10.70%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Pullman has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Also of interest is that Pullman has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Pullman is also a city of artists. Pullman has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pullman’s character. A relatively large number of people in Pullman telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.77% 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. In addition, Pullman is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Pullman culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Pullman really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Pullman every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Pullman. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Pullman benefits directly from this. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Pullman spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. A lot of people in Pullman take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Pullman, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Pullman, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Pullman is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.43% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Pullman in 2022 was $31,584, which is lower middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,336 for a family of four. However, Pullman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pullman also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.39% of its population below the federal poverty line.Pullman is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pullman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pullman residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pullman include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Pullman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
