Loon Lake is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 898 people and two associated neighborhoods, Loon Lake is the 274th largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Loon Lake are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Loon Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Loon Lake is a town of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Loon Lake who work in healthcare suport services (13.21%), teaching (10.10%), and sales jobs (6.74%). Of important note, Loon Lake is also a town of artists. Loon Lake has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Loon Lake’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.38% 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. Another notable thing is that Loon Lake is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Loon Lake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Loon Lake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Loon Lake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Loon Lake may be for you. One downside of living in Loon Lake, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.64 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Loon Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Loon Lake who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.15% of adults in Loon Lake have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Loon Lake in 2022 was $33,768, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,072 for a family of four. However, Loon Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Loon Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Loon Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Loon Lake include English, European, German, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Loon Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
