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University Place, WA

34,696 Population
8.3 square miles 4,160.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38 ±0.1

Economics

$46,467 ±$2,892 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $57,833 ±$362
  • a little less than the amount in Washington: $48,685 ±$231
$89,658 ±$4,207 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $107,206 ±$763
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $90,325 ±$433

8.1% ±2.1% (2,778  ±716) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 8.3% 327,897 (±0.2% / ±7,795)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 747,538 (±0.2% / ±12,498)

27.5 minutes ±1.2 (387,670  ±29,383) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 30.2 51,052,064 (±0.1 / ±317,839)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 27.3 86,033,296 (±0.1 / ±396,856)

Families

13,682 ±445 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,565,696 ±3,277
  • Washington: 2,979,272 ±5,779
2.5 ±0.1 (34,437  ±61) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.5 3,928,118 (±0 / ±563)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,535,102

4.1% ±1.5% (319  ±119) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 5.1% 50,363 (±0.2% / ±1,799)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,119 (±0.1% / ±2,538)

Housing

14,377 ±506 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,657,075 ±330
  • Washington: 3,216,243 ±644

$509,900 ±$24,257 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $628,500 ±$2,727
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $473,400 ±$1,571

15.5% ±2.6% (5,330  ±,885.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 16.7% 661,090 (±0.3% / ±10,217)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 15.9% 1,213,002 (±0.2% / ±14,919.5)

Social

95.9% ±4% (22,320  ±1,140.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 93.3% 2,635,014 (±0.4% / ±12,204.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.1% 4,923,665 (±0.3% / ±17,432.6)
41.8% ±2.7% (9,726  ±,689.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 45.2% 1,277,595 (±0.3% / ±8,108.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 38% 2,029,443 (±0.2% / ±10,889.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.3% ±1.8% (4,958  ±624) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 19.9% 796,546
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 14.9% 1,143,428

9.9% ±1.5% (2,597  ±391) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 7% 219,039 (±0.1% / ±3,476)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 8.4% 499,332 (±0.1% / ±4,883)
2,597 Total veterans ±391 2,368 Male ±372 229 Female ±98

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