Othello is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 9,001 people and six associated neighborhoods, Othello is the 104th largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Othello, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Othello, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Othello’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Othello does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $65,849.00.
In addition, many people in Othello have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.
A relatively large number of people in Othello telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
One of the benefits of Othello is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.62 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The rate of college-level education in Othello is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.83% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Othello in 2022 was $23,066, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,264 for a family of four. However, Othello contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Othello is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Othello 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 Othello, accounting for 79.64% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Othello residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Othello include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
In addition, Othello has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.13%).
The most common language spoken in Othello is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.