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Pierce County (West Central)--Lakewood & University Place Cities PUMA, WA

107,153 Population
27.7 square miles 3,868.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±2.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,712 ±$5,342 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
$90,226 ±$11,877 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.2% ±3.3% (11,846  ±3,501) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.8 minutes ±1.2 (1,340,945  ±73,289) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

44,240 ±2,666 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (105,491  ±2,408) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.1% ±2.6% (1,266  ±669) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

47,433 ±3,090 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$592,600 ±$27,686 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.8% ±3.3% (14,659  ±3,490.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.2% ±4.7% (70,487  ±4,815.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.3% ±3% (24,992  ±2,569) 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)

21% ±2.2% (21,833  ±2,307.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 21.4% 1,583,146 (±0.2% / ±13,181.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

13.7% ±2.3% (14,634  ±2,470) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

14.9% ±2.5% (12,250  ±2,137) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,250 Total veterans ±2,137 9,142 Male ±1,884 3,108 Female ±1,004

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