The overall crime rate in Cougar 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.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Cougar has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Cougar a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Cougar is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Cougar isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
As is often the case in a small town, Cougar doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Cougar ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Cougar in 2022 was $45,431, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,724 for a family of four. However, Cougar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Cougar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cougar residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Cougar include Russian, German, European, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Cougar is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
