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Walla Walla, WA
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Living in Walla Walla



Walla Walla is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 33,492 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Walla Walla is the 38th largest community in Washington.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.23% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Walla Walla spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.51 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The overall education level of Walla Walla citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.30% of adults in Walla Walla have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Walla Walla in 2022 was $31,801, 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 $127,204 for a family of four. However, Walla Walla contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Walla Walla is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walla Walla home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walla Walla residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Walla Walla also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walla Walla include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

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