Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.47 minutes getting to work every day.
The education level of Washington citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.70% of adults in Washington have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Washington in 2018 was $29,519, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,076 for a family of four. However, Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Washington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Washington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Washington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Washington include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
