Cashmere is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 3,311 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cashmere is the 172nd largest community in Washington.
You will also find that a lot of people in Cashmere work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
Also of interest is that Cashmere 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 Cashmere telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.03% 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.
The population of Cashmere overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Cashmere, 23.83% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Cashmere in 2022 was $29,672, 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 $118,688 for a family of four. However, Cashmere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cashmere is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cashmere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cashmere residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Cashmere also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cashmere include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Cashmere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.