Issaquah is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 11,205 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Issaquah is the 78th largest community in Washington.

Issaquah is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Issaquah is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Issaquah who work in management occupations (13.45%), office and administrative support jobs (12.86%), and sales jobs (12.07%).

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

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

In addition, Issaquah is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

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

Issaquah Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Issaquah is a pretty powerful place. 48.27% of the adults in Issaquah have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Issaquah in 2000 was $34,222, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,888 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Issaquah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.