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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 7.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 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, Sammamish really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sammamish 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 Sammamish, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.25 minutes every day commuting to work.

Sammamish Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Sammamish. 61.47% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

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.