About Steilacoom

Steilacoom is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 5,980 people and just one neighborhood, Steilacoom is the 125th largest community in Washington.

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

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Steilacoom, employing 6.27% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Healthcare and Manufacturing industries employ 22.01% and 11.14% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

In addition, Steilacoom 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.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Steilacoom are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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

Steilacoom Information and Demographics

The population of Steilacoom 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: 36.50% of adults in Steilacoom have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Steilacoom in 2000 was $27,124, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,496 for a family of four.

Steilacoom is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Steilacoom home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Steilacoom is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Steilacoom include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Steilacoom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German.