Kalama is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 3,033 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kalama is the 181st largest community in Washington. Kalama 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 Kalama, where the median household income is $103,438.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kalama is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kalama is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kalama who work in architecture and engineering (12.30%), sales jobs (9.67%), and office and administrative support (8.12%). Being a small city, Kalama does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Kalama is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.80% of adults 25 and older in Kalama have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Kalama in 2022 was $44,183, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,732 for a family of four. However, Kalama contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kalama is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kalama home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kalama residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Kalama also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.88% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kalama include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Finnish. The most common language spoken in Kalama is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
