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." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Issaquah 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.

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.