Ellensburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 20,996 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Ellensburg is the 62nd largest community in Washington.

Also of interest is that Ellensburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Ellensburg 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 Ellensburg culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Ellensburg really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Ellensburg 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 Ellensburg. 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. Ellensburg benefits directly from this.

Ellensburg, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.73 minutes getting to work every day.

Ellensburg is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.43% of adults in Ellensburg have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Ellensburg in 2022 was $31,113, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,452 for a family of four. However, Ellensburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ellensburg is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ellensburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ellensburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Ellensburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ellensburg include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Ellensburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.