Ephrata is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 8,476 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ephrata is the 105th largest community in Washington.
Also of interest is that Ephrata has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
The percentage of adults in Ephrata with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.10% of adults in Ephrata have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ephrata in 2022 was $24,929, 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 $99,716 for a family of four. However, Ephrata contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ephrata is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ephrata home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ephrata residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ephrata also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ephrata include German, Irish, English, French, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Ephrata is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.