College Place is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 9,804 people and two associated neighborhoods, College Place is the 98th largest community in Washington.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.37% 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.
College Place is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in College Place enrolled in college, College Place has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of College Place is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.33 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The citizens of College Place are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.96% of adults in College Place have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in College Place in 2022 was $31,101, 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 $124,404 for a family of four. However, College Place contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
College Place is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call College Place home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of College Place residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. College Place also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in College Place include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French.
The most common language spoken in College Place is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.