Metaline Falls, WA

About Metaline Falls

Metaline Falls is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 462 people and just one neighborhood, Metaline Falls is the 279th largest community in Washington.

Metaline Falls is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Metaline Falls is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Metaline Falls who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.05%), personal care services (10.50%), and management occupations (7.73%).

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

In addition, many people in Metaline Falls have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.84% 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 downside of living in Metaline Falls is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Metaline Falls, the average commute to work is 37.88 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. However, it is a pedestrian-friendly town. Many of Metaline Falls's neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

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

Metaline Falls Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Metaline Falls who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.96% of the adults in Metaline Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Metaline Falls in 2000 was $15,494, which is lower middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,976 for a family of four.

The people who call Metaline Falls home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Metaline Falls is White, followed by Asian.