Mattawa is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 3,784 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mattawa is the 169th largest community in Washington.

You will also find that a lot of people in Mattawa work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Being a small city, Mattawa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Mattawa ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 0.20% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mattawa in 2022 was $14,167, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,668 for a family of four. Mattawa also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.27% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Mattawa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mattawa 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 Mattawa, accounting for 99.83% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Mattawa residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mattawa include European, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.

In addition, Mattawa has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (51.16%).

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