Sammamish is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 34,119 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Sammamish is the 25th largest community in Washington.

Sammamish is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sammamish is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sammamish who work in management occupations (20.27%), sales jobs (13.64%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.27%).

Also of interest is that Sammamish 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: 7.57% 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.

In addition, Sammamish 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.

Because of many things, Sammamish is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Sammamish a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Sammamish has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Sammamish's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Sammamish, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.25 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Sammamish Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Sammamish is a pretty powerful place. 61.47% of the adults in Sammamish 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 Sammamish in 2000 was $42,971, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,884 for a family of four. However, Sammamish contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Sammamish is English. Some people also speak Chinese.