Steilacoom is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,655 people and two associated neighborhoods, Steilacoom is the 119th largest community in Washington. Steilacoom home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Steilacoom real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Steilacoom is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Steilacoom is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Steilacoom who work in management occupations (11.13%), sales jobs (9.21%), and business and financial occupations (8.68%). Steilacoom is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Steilacoom, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Steilacoom has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 nice things about Steilacoom is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. One downside of living in Steilacoom is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Steilacoom, the average commute to work is 30.33 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In Steilacoom, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Steilacoom is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The education level of Steilacoom ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Steilacoom, 45.78% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Steilacoom in 2022 was $48,678, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,712 for a family of four. However, Steilacoom contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Steilacoom is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Steilacoom home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Steilacoom residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Steilacoom also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Steilacoom include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Steilacoom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
