Graham is a medium-sized town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 32,658 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Graham is the 41st largest community in Washington. Graham has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Graham, where the median household income is $110,024.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Graham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Graham is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Graham who work in office and administrative support (12.94%), management occupations (10.17%), and sales jobs (7.40%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.84% 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. One downside of living in Graham is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Graham, the average commute to work is 39.43 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in Graham who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.94% of the adults in Graham have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Graham in 2022 was $38,959, 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 $155,836 for a family of four. However, Graham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Graham is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Graham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Graham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Graham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.32% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Graham include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Graham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
