Otis Orchards is a somewhat small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 11,725 people and two associated neighborhoods, Otis Orchards is the 86th largest community in Washington.Unlike some towns, Otis Orchards isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Otis Orchards are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Otis Orchards is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Otis Orchards who work in sales jobs (12.27%), office and administrative support (12.26%), and management occupations (12.18%). Also of interest is that Otis Orchards has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Otis Orchards telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.32% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Otis Orchards has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Otis Orchards has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Otis Orchards than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Otis Orchards may be for you.The education level of Otis Orchards citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.36% of adults in Otis Orchards have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Otis Orchards in 2022 was $41,722, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,888 for a family of four. However, Otis Orchards contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Otis Orchards is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Otis Orchards home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Otis Orchards residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Otis Orchards include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Otis Orchards is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Spanish.
