Nine Mile Falls is a somewhat small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 12,478 people and three associated neighborhoods, Nine Mile Falls is the largest community in Washington.Unlike some towns, Nine Mile Falls isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Nine Mile Falls are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nine Mile Falls is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nine Mile Falls who work in management occupations (12.90%), sales jobs (10.21%), and teaching (6.22%). Also of interest is that Nine Mile Falls 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 Nine Mile Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.90% 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. Nine Mile Falls is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Nine Mile Falls’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Nine Mile Falls has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Nine Mile Falls a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Nine Mile Falls is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Nine Mile Falls, the average commute to work is 38.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Nine Mile Falls are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.24% of adults in Nine Mile Falls having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Nine Mile Falls in 2022 was $39,504, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,016 for a family of four. However, Nine Mile Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Nine Mile Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nine Mile Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Nine Mile Falls include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Nine Mile Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and German/Yiddish.
