Vancouver is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 143,226 people and 40 constituent neighborhoods, Vancouver is the fourth largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities, Vancouver isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Vancouver are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Vancouver is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vancouver who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.28%), sales jobs (11.80%), and management occupations (8.03%).

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

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Vancouver 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.

Vancouver Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Vancouver is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.70% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Vancouver in 2000 was $20,192, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,768 for a family of four.

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

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