Overview Sultan is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,766 people and just one neighborhood, Sultan is the 130th largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Sultan 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. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sultan is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sultan is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sultan who work in office and administrative support (14.58%), management occupations (12.51%), and teaching (8.53%). Also of interest is that Sultan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.35% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Setting & Lifestyle One downside of living in Sultan is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sultan, the average commute to work is 36.59 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Sultan Demographics The overall education level of Sultan is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.34% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Sultan in 2022 was $37,990, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,960 for a family of four. However, Sultan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sultan is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sultan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sultan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sultan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.43% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Sultan include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Norwegian. Sultan also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.08%. The most common language spoken in Sultan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.