About Tahuya

Tahuya is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,496 people and just one neighborhood, Tahuya is the 219th largest community in Washington.

When you are in Tahuya, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.2% of Tahuya's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Tahuya is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Tahuya who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.68%), sales jobs (8.99%), and healthcare (6.42%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Tahuya, 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.

Tahuya is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Tahuya 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.

One downside of living in Tahuya is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tahuya, the average commute to work is 45.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Tahuya does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Tahuya Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Tahuya is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.92% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Tahuya in 2000 was $21,274, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,096 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Tahuya is English.