Brier is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,460 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brier is the 122nd largest community in Washington. Brier home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Brier real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Brier is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.08% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Brier is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brier who work in management occupations (23.92%), computer science and math (10.23%), and sales jobs (9.95%). Also of interest is that Brier has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Brier is also a city of artists. Brier has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Brier’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 25.14% 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. In addition, Brier is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Brier is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Brier really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Brier perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Brier, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.75 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small city, Brier has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.Brier is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.84% of adults in Brier have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Brier in 2022 was $58,713, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $234,852 for a family of four. Brier is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brier home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brier residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brier include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Ethiopian. The most common language spoken in Brier is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.