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Entiat, WA

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Overview


Entiat is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,410 people and just one neighborhood, Entiat is the 250th largest community in Washington.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Entiat, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.68% of Entiat’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Entiat is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Entiat who work in management occupations (11.46%), office and administrative support (11.29%), and sales jobs (8.64%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Entiat has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Entiat a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Entiat, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.24 minutes every day commuting to work.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Entiat with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.15% of adults in Entiat have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Entiat in 2018 was $38,019, 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 $152,076 for a family of four. However, Entiat contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Entiat is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Entiat home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Entiat residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Entiat also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.31% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Entiat include German, English, European, Irish, and Scottish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 2 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 99.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 34.9% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 96.1% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Entiat is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in WA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.8% of the neighborhoods in Washington. If you are considering retiring to Washington, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.4% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Entiat are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 62.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.2% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 74.4% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 32.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.2%), and 17.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 86.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (8.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Entiat, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (26.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report Mexican roots (14.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (13.4%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (79.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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