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Pierce County, WA

941,170 Population
1,668 square miles 564.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,662 ±$1,226 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$100,529 ±$2,476 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.3% ±1% (85,131  ±8,923) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.5 minutes ±0.8 (13,080,765  ±416,974) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 27.2 89,307,904 (±0.2 / ±1,061,767)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

362,111 ±3,075 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (918,674  ±374) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±0.9% (10,599  ±2,035) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

378,928 ±160 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$574,500 ±$8,780 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.8% ±1.1% (119,562  ±10,317.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.2% ±2.1% (598,004  ±13,319.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.2% ±1.2% (208,688  ±7,430.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

16.9% (149,534  ±) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 22.3% 1,680,873 (±0.4% / ±27,035.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

11.7% (109,637  ±7,530) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

10.3% ±0.6% (72,516  ±4,179) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
72,516 Total veterans ±4,179 59,128 Male ±3,813 13,388 Female ±1,966

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