About Asotin

Asotin is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,095 people and just one neighborhood, Asotin is the 241st largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Asotin is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Asotin is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Asotin who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.79%), sales jobs (10.57%), and food service (8.33%).

Because of many things, Asotin is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Asotin a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Asotin has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Asotin's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Asotin is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Asotin isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.86% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

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

Asotin Information and Demographics

The education level of Asotin citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.95% of adults 25 and older in Asotin have a college degree.

The per capita income in Asotin in 2000 was $15,257, which is lower middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,028 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Asotin is English.