Pullman is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 32,508 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Pullman is the 39th largest community in Washington.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Pullman has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Of important note, Pullman is also a city of artists. Pullman has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pullman’s character.

Also of interest is that Pullman 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: 9.51% 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.

Pullman is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Pullman have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Pullman’s economy is one such example of this.

Pullman, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

One of the benefits of Pullman is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.27 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Pullman has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Pullman has quite a high level of public transit users. Pullman’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Pullman. 64.82% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Pullman in 2022 was $27,431, 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 $109,724 for a family of four. However, Pullman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pullman also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.38% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Pullman is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pullman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pullman residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pullman include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.

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