Kennewick is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 85,158 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Kennewick is the 15th largest community in Washington.

A relatively large number of people in Kennewick telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.50% 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.

In terms of college education, Kennewick is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.95% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Kennewick in 2022 was $35,662, 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 $142,648 for a family of four. However, Kennewick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kennewick is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kennewick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kennewick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kennewick also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.79% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kennewick include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish.

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