Cashmere, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,304

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.1

2.5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.39%

19% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,053

0.357% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$442,900

Population & Diversity

Cashmere, WA is home to a population of 3.3k people, from which 86.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 16.1% of Cashmere, WA residents were born outside of the country (532 people).

In 2024, there were 3.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.01k people) in Cashmere, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 588 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 498 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.9%

2024 Citizenship

89.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.9% of Cashmere, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cashmere, WA was 89.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cashmere, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cashmere, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.01k ± 338
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
588 ± 311
Other (Hispanic)
498 ± 250

34.3%

Hispanic Population

1.13k people

34.3% of the people in Cashmere, WA are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cashmere, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

16.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

532 people

13.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

436 people

As of 2024, 16.1% of Cashmere, WA residents (532 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cashmere, WA was 13.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cashmere, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
25 ± 25
Gulf War (2001-)
11 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 21

Cashmere, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.27 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cashmere, WA.

Economy

The economy of Cashmere, WA employs 1.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cashmere, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (246 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (202 people), and Retail Trade (189 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($150,288), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($124,554), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($123,393).

Employment

Occupations

1.63k

2024 Value

± 337

4.29%

1 Year growth

± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cashmere, WA grew at a rate of 4.29%, from 1.56k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cashmere, WA, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (193 people), Production Occupations (171 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (156 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cashmere, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.63k

2024 Value

± 337

4.29%

1 Year growth

± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cashmere, WA grew at a rate of 4.29%, from 1.56k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cashmere, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (246 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (202 people), and Retail Trade (189 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cashmere, WA, though some of these residents may live in Cashmere, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,963

Median earning men ± $14,765

$47,826

Median earning women ± $23,818

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($150,288), Public Administration ($81,161), and Manufacturing ($60,899).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,458), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,510), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($50,784).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cashmere, WA was $442,900 in 2024, which is 1.33 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $373,900 to $442,900, a 18.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Cashmere, WA is 63.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cashmere, WA have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cashmere, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$442,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$45,921

$794

Median Property Taxes

±$184

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cashmere, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cashmere, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.8%

Homeownership

2024

64.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.8% of the housing units in Cashmere, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cashmere, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,053

Median Household Income

± $6,211

1.24k

Number of Households

± 239

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.24k households in Cashmere, WA grew to $64,053 from the previous year's value of $63,825.

The following chart displays the households in Cashmere, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cashmere, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.8%)
Public Transit (5.82%)
Carpooled (5.57%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Cashmere, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (5.82%) and those who carpooled to work (5.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cashmere, WA have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.72% of the workforce in Cashmere, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cashmere, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cashmere, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cashmere, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.39% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cashmere, WA (239 out of 3.24k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cashmere, WA is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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