Airway Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 10,842 people and two associated neighborhoods, Airway Heights is the 90th largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Airway Heights, 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 Airway Heights, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Airway Heights’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Airway Heights does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $57,857.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Airway Heights is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Airway Heights is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Airway Heights who work in office and administrative support (9.01%), management occupations (8.89%), and teaching (7.87%). Airway Heights is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Airway Heights, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Airway Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of adults in Airway Heights who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.27% of the adults in Airway Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Airway Heights in 2022 was $25,908, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,632 for a family of four. However, Airway Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Airway Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Airway Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Airway Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Airway Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Airway Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Airway Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
