Tumwater is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 26,369 people and five associated neighborhoods, Tumwater is the 46th largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Tumwater 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.Tumwater is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.01% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tumwater is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tumwater who work in office and administrative support (12.49%), management occupations (12.26%), and sales jobs (9.83%). Also of interest is that Tumwater has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.84% 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. The education level of Tumwater ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Tumwater, 40.44% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Tumwater in 2022 was $41,882, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,528 for a family of four. However, Tumwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tumwater is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tumwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tumwater residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Tumwater include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Tumwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
