Omak is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 5,167 people and three associated neighborhoods, Omak is the 134th largest community in Washington.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.33% 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.
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 13.56 minutes getting to work every day.
The citizens of Omak are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.73% of adults in Omak having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Omak in 2022 was $34,709, 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 $138,836 for a family of four. However, Omak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Omak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Omak home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Omak residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Omak also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Omak include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Omak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.