Tonasket is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,102 people and two associated neighborhoods, Tonasket is the 260th largest community in Washington.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Tonasket has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.17% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.34 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small city, Tonasket doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Tonasket is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.01% of adults 25 and older in Tonasket have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Tonasket in 2022 was $25,006, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,024 for a family of four. However, Tonasket contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tonasket is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tonasket home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tonasket residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Tonasket also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.42% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tonasket include German, English, Italian, Norwegian, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Tonasket is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.