Everson is a very small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 2,048 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Everson is the 197th largest community in Washington.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Everson is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.7% of the Everson workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Everson is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Everson who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.03%), sales jobs (9.41%), and management occupations (4.99%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Everson work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Everson are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Everson is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Everson 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. 96.56% 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.

Everson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Everson Information and Demographics

In Everson, just 10.60% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Everson in 2000 was $13,700, 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 $54,800 for a family of four.

Everson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Everson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Everson is White, followed by Native American. Everson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.41% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Everson include German, Dutch, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Everson is English. Some people also speak Spanish.