About Greenbank

Greenbank is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,339 people and just one neighborhood, Greenbank is the 225th largest community in Washington.

Greenbank is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Greenbank is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenbank who work in management occupations (13.51%), teaching (11.99%), and office and administrative support jobs (6.93%).

Of important note, Greenbank is also a town of artists. Greenbank has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Greenbank's character.

Also of interest is that Greenbank has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Greenbank, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.91% 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 town is also nautical, which means that parts of Greenbank are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. This is certainly the case with Greenbank, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

One downside of living in Greenbank, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 51.95 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Greenbank Information and Demographics

The education level of Greenbank citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 34.21% of adults in Greenbank have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Greenbank in 2000 was $25,548, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,192 for a family of four.

The people who call Greenbank home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Greenbank is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Greenbank include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, Scotch-Irish, Swedish, Dutch, Scottish, European, Danish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Greenbank is English.