Eatonville is a very small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 2,824 people and two associated neighborhoods, Eatonville is the 186th largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Eatonville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eatonville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eatonville is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eatonville who work in office and administrative support (21.12%), management occupations (8.64%), and food service (8.13%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.12% 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. In Eatonville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.19 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Eatonville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Eatonville rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.98% of adults 25 and older in Eatonville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Eatonville in 2022 was $36,835, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,340 for a family of four. However, Eatonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Eatonville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Eatonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eatonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Eatonville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.15% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Eatonville include German, Irish, European, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Eatonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
