Bothell is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 49,017 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Bothell is the 26th largest community in Washington. Bothell home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Bothell real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Bothell is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bothell is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bothell who work in management occupations (15.05%), computer science and math (14.39%), and office and administrative support (8.59%). Also of interest is that Bothell has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 downside of living in Bothell is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bothell, the average commute to work is 30.52 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. For the size of the city, public transportation in Bothell is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Bothell, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bothell, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bothell is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.70% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Bothell in 2022 was $61,857, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $247,428 for a family of four. Bothell is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bothell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bothell residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bothell include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Bothell's cultural character, accounting for 22.03% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Bothell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
