Airway Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 10,842 people and two associated neighborhoods, Airway Heights is the 90th largest community in Washington. Airway Heights 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 Airway Heights, where the median household income is $57,857.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Airway Heights is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Airway Heights is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Airway Heights who work in office and administrative support (9.01%), management occupations (8.89%), and teaching (7.87%). Airway Heights is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Airway Heights, 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 Airway Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of adults in Airway Heights who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.27% of the adults in Airway Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Airway Heights in 2022 was $25,908, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,632 for a family of four. However, Airway Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Airway Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Airway Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Airway Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Airway Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Airway Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Airway Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
