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Walla Walla, WA
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Living in Walla Walla



Walla Walla is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 33,492 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Walla Walla is the 38th largest community in Washington.

A relatively large number of people in Walla Walla telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.23% 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.

One of the benefits of Walla Walla is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.51 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The education level of Walla Walla citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.30% of adults in Walla Walla have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Walla Walla in 2018 was $31,801, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,204 for a family of four. However, Walla Walla contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Walla Walla is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walla Walla home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walla Walla residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Walla Walla also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walla Walla include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

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