Kalama is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 3,043 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kalama is the 181st largest community in Washington. Kalama has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Kalama, where the median household income is $100,600.00.Unlike some cities, Kalama isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kalama are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kalama is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kalama who work in architecture and engineering (12.39%), office and administrative support (9.98%), and healthcare suport services (9.04%). Kalama is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Kalama is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.97% of adults 25 and older in Kalama have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Kalama in 2022 was $45,813, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,252 for a family of four. However, Kalama contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kalama is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kalama home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kalama residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Kalama also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kalama include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Finnish. The most common language spoken in Kalama is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
