North Bend is a somewhat small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 13,777 people and two constituent neighborhoods, North Bend is the 67th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some towns, North Bend isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in North Bend are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Bend is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Bend who work in sales jobs (14.26%), management occupations (13.09%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.05%).

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

Because of many things, North Bend is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, North Bend really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is North Bend perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in North Bend, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.65 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, North Bend does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

North Bend Information and Demographics

The citizens of North Bend are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 33.02% of adults in North Bend have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Bend in 2000 was $27,570, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,280 for a family of four. However, North Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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