Woodland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,523 people and two associated neighborhoods, Woodland is the 123rd largest community in Washington. Woodland 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 Woodland, where the median household income is $78,870.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Woodland is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.55% of the Woodland workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Woodland is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodland who work in office and administrative support (13.62%), management occupations (10.62%), and sales jobs (7.00%). Of important note, Woodland is also a city of artists. Woodland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Woodland’s character. A relatively large number of people in Woodland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.07% 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. One downside of living in Woodland is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Woodland, the average commute to work is 30.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Woodland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Woodland who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.01% of the adults in Woodland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Woodland in 2022 was $31,577, 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 $126,308 for a family of four. However, Woodland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Woodland is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Woodland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Woodland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Woodland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Woodland include German, Irish, English, Finnish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Woodland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
