Twisp is a very small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,065 people and just one neighborhood, Twisp is the 265th largest community in Washington.
Housing costs in Twisp 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.
13.16% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Twisp. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Retail and Accommodation industries respectively employ 26.34% and 24.94% of the civilian workforce.
Of important note, Twisp is also a town of artists. Twisp has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Twisp’s character.
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!) Twisp 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. Twisp has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Twisp than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Twisp may be for you.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.54 minutes getting to work every day.
Twisp is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Twisp are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.40% of adults in Twisp have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Twisp in 2022 was $37,779, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,116 for a family of four. However, Twisp contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Twisp is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Twisp home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Twisp residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Twisp also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.01% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Twisp include German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Twisp is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
With 3.8% of employed workers living in the neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 98.2% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 7 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
If you are planning to retire in Washington, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Washington, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 97.7% of neighborhoods in WA. If a Washington retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 35.5% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 96.4% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 5.6% have Norwegian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Twisp are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 30.6% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (26.3%), and 11.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (9.8%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Twisp, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.9%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (10.8%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (5.6%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.3%) and 9.1% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.