Washington is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 700 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washington is the 268th largest community in Oklahoma. Washington real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Washington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Washington is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Washington is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washington who work in office and administrative support (11.51%), healthcare (9.21%), and management occupations (9.21%). Also of interest is that Washington 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: 13.64% 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. The overall crime rate in Washington 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. Being a small town, Washington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Washington is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.20% of adults 25 and older in Washington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Washington in 2022 was $34,144, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,576 for a family of four. However, Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Washington is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Washington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Washington include German, English, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
