Langley is a tiny coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 938 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Langley is the 254th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities, Langley isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Langley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Langley is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Langley who work in management occupations (14.01%), sales jobs (12.11%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.74%).

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

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.04% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about Langley is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Langley, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.33 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Langley 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.

Langley Information and Demographics

The population of Langley 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: 40.70% of adults in Langley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Langley in 2000 was $24,940, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,760 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Langley is English.