About Woodway

Woodway is a tiny coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 937 people and just one neighborhood, Woodway is the 255th largest community in Washington.

Woodway is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Woodway is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodway who work in management occupations (16.02%), sales jobs (12.92%), and healthcare (10.85%).

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

Of important note, Woodway is also a city of artists. Woodway has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Woodway's character.

In addition, Woodway is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Woodway is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Woodway's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Woodway is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

As is often the case in a small city, Woodway doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Woodway Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Woodway, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Woodway is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.38% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Woodway in 2000 was $51,613, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $206,452 for a family of four. However, Woodway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Woodway home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Woodway is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Woodway include English, German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, European, Italian, Dutch, and Greek.

The most common language spoken in Woodway is English.