Even though Cashmere is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The population of Cashmere overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Cashmere, 21.50% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Cashmere in 2018 was $25,951, which is lower middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,804 for a family of four. However, Cashmere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cashmere is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cashmere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cashmere residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Cashmere also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cashmere include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and French.
Cashmere also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.52%.
The most common language spoken in Cashmere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
