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Puyallup School District, WA

141,977 Population
53.3 square miles 2,663.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Pierce County: 37.4 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,262 ±$3,184 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Pierce County: $48,662 ±$1,226
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$105,054 ±$7,678 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Pierce County: $100,529 ±$2,476
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

5.8% ±1.3% (8,171  ±1,898) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pierce County: 9.3% † 85,131 (±1% / ±8,923)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.3 minutes ±1.4 (1,977,230  ±180,404) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Pierce County: 32.5 13,080,765 (±0.8 / ±416,974)
  • 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

57,208 ±2,970 Number of households
  • Pierce County: 362,111 ±3,075
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (140,823  ±8,757) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pierce County: 2.5 918,674 (±0 / ±374)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.4% ±1.5% (1,136  ±501) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pierce County: 4.7% † 10,599 (±0.9% / ±2,035)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

58,757 ±3,074 Number of housing units
  • Pierce County: 378,928 ±160
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$591,300 ±$13,508 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Pierce County: $574,500 ±$8,780
  • 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

11.1% ±2.7% (15,683  ±3,858.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 12.8% 119,562 (±1.1% / ±10,317.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.6% ±2.7% (94,284  ±5,604.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pierce County: 92.2% 598,004 (±2.1% / ±13,319.4)
  • 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)
29.4% ±2.4% (29,577  ±2,853.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 32.2% 208,688 (±1.2% / ±7,430.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

9.5% ±2% (13,429  ±2,975) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 11.7% 109,637
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

9.6% ±1.9% (10,602  ±2,163) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 10.3% 72,516 (±0.6% / ±4,179)
  • about 1.3 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)
10,602 Total veterans ±2,163 8,644 Male ±1,756 1,958 Female ±1,019

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