Even though Cashmere is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
In terms of college education, Cashmere is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.90% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Cashmere in 2022 was $33,054, 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 $132,216 for a family of four. However, Cashmere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cashmere is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cashmere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cashmere residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Cashmere also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cashmere include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Cashmere's cultural character, accounting for 16.10% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Cashmere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
