Kenmore is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 18,540 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Kenmore is the 53rd largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kenmore is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kenmore is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kenmore who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.35%), management occupations (14.06%), and sales jobs (11.98%).

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

In addition, Kenmore is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Kenmore 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.

Kenmore Information and Demographics

The population of Kenmore is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 41.51% of adults in Kenmore have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kenmore in 2000 was $31,692, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,768 for a family of four. However, Kenmore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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