Naches is a very small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,080 people and two associated neighborhoods, Naches is the 262nd largest community in Washington.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Naches is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 50.65% of the Naches workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Naches is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Naches who work in farm management occupations (22.84%), office and administrative support (6.90%), and teaching (6.68%). Being a small town, Naches does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Naches who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.39% of adults in Naches have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Naches in 2022 was $29,074, 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 $116,296 for a family of four. However, Naches contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Naches is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Naches home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Naches residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Naches also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.03% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Naches include German, European, English, Irish, and Italian. In addition, Naches has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.88%). The most common language spoken in Naches is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
