Pullman is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 32,863 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Pullman is the 39th largest community in Washington.

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

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

A relatively large number of people in Pullman telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.80% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Pullman is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Pullman have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Pullman’s economy is one such example of this.

Pullman, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Pullman spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.31 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

A lot of people in Pullman take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Pullman, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

If knowledge is power, Pullman is a pretty powerful place. 62.54% of the adults in Pullman have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Pullman in 2022 was $28,901, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,604 for a family of four. However, Pullman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pullman also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.08% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Pullman is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pullman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pullman residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pullman include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian.

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