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Puyallup School District, WA

140,953 Population
53.3 square miles 2,644.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Pierce County: 37.5 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$46,982 ±$3,028 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Pierce County: $46,278 ±$1,367
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
$102,743 ±$5,536 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Pierce County: $98,174 ±$3,044
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221

6.5% ±1.8% (9,105  ±2,605) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pierce County: 9.8% 88,473 (±1% / ±8,627)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)

32.9 minutes ±0.7 (2,033,390  ±78,382) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Pierce County: 31.7 12,462,995 (±0.3 / ±161,300)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

51,839 ±2,881 Number of households
  • Pierce County: 356,066 ±2,763
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
2.7 ±0.2 (139,888  ±7,000) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Pierce County: 2.5 906,034 (±0 / ±275)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,659,849

4.8% ±2% (1,612  ±683) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 5.1% † 11,412 (±0.8% / ±1,869)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)

Housing

53,094 ±2,933 Number of housing units
  • Pierce County: 375,752 ±134
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310

$562,800 ±$18,887 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Pierce County: $538,000 ±$10,184
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882

16.9% ±3.5% (23,480  ±4,942.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pierce County: 14.6% 133,993 (±1.1% / ±10,164.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)

Social

94.6% ±7.5% (88,706  ±4,952.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pierce County: 92.2% 587,959 (±2% / ±12,918.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.4% 5,090,206 (±0.7% / ±36,316.2)
34% ±2.4% (31,905  ±2,868.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pierce County: 32% 203,772 (±1.1% / ±7,005.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)

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

11.8% ±2.7% (16,677  ±3,894) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pierce County: 11.1% 103,071
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 15.5% 1,213,933

9.7% ±1.3% (10,174  ±1,459) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 11.5% 79,008 (±0.7% / ±4,835)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
10,174 Total veterans ±1,459 9,137 Male ±1,403 1,037 Female ±445

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