Pasco is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 79,315 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Pasco is the 16th largest community in Washington. Pasco 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 Pasco, where the median household income is $75,316.00.Pasco is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pasco is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pasco who work in sales jobs (9.39%), management occupations (9.32%), and office and administrative support (8.86%). The percentage of adults in Pasco who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.59% of the adults in Pasco have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Pasco in 2022 was $30,242, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,968 for a family of four. However, Pasco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pasco is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pasco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pasco, accounting for 55.57% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pasco residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pasco include German, English, Irish, Ukrainian, and Italian. Pasco also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.03%. The most common language spoken in Pasco is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
