Enumclaw is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 12,721 people and four associated neighborhoods, Enumclaw is the 80th largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Enumclaw are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Enumclaw is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Enumclaw is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Enumclaw who work in sales jobs (15.88%), management occupations (12.92%), and office and administrative support (9.58%). Also of interest is that Enumclaw has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 downside of living in Enumclaw, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.75 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, Enumclaw is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.00% of adults in Enumclaw have a college degree. The per capita income in Enumclaw in 2022 was $54,692, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $218,768 for a family of four. However, Enumclaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Enumclaw is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Enumclaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Enumclaw residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Enumclaw also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.46% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Enumclaw include English, German, Irish, Swedish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Enumclaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
