Washougal is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 8,509 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Washougal is the 96th largest community in Washington.

Washougal is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Washougal is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washougal who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.56%), sales jobs (11.72%), and management occupations (7.25%).

Also of interest is that Washougal 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 Washougal 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.

Washougal is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Washougal Information and Demographics

The education level of Washougal citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 16.04% of adults 25 and older in Washougal have a college degree.

The per capita income in Washougal in 2000 was $19,389, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,556 for a family of four.

The people who call Washougal home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Washougal is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Washougal include German, English, Irish, European, Norwegian, French, Polish, Italian, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish.

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