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University Place School District, WA

32,930 Population
7.3 square miles 4,504.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Pierce County: 37 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$52,270 ±$3,222 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pierce County: $47,648 ±$538
  • a little less than the amount in Washington: $53,744 ±$274
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$99,953 ±$5,034 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Pierce County: $99,564 ±$1,209
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $98,141 ±$414
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.4% ±2.1% (2,765  ±684) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Pierce County: 8.8% 80,014 (±0.4% / ±3,231)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 760,577 (±0.2% / ±11,694)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.9 minutes ±1.3 (376,285  ±31,863) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pierce County: 31.4 12,190,525 (±0.3 / ±172,586)
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

12,819 ±537 Number of households
  • Pierce County: 351,330 ±1,296
  • Washington: 3,064,820 ±5,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (32,673  ±992) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Pierce County: 2.6 908,612 (±0 / ±244)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,661,923
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.2% ±1.1% (260  ±90) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pierce County: 5.6% 12,379 (±0.4% / ±801)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 5.1% 93,594 (±0.1% / ±2,360)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

13,301 ±561 Number of housing units
  • Pierce County: 369,709 ±177
  • Washington: 3,306,620 ±517
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$611,400 ±$22,427 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pierce County: $526,600 ±$5,524
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $564,600 ±$1,940
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.8% ±2.7% (4,854  ±883.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Pierce County: 15.1% 139,108 (±0.5% / ±4,976.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,119,329 (±0.2% / ±13,666.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±3.8% (21,572  ±1,154) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pierce County: 92.5% 587,797
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,060,127 (±0.3% / ±17,462.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
44.6% ±3.1% (10,035  ±786.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pierce County: 30.9% 196,337
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 39.6% 2,172,536 (±0.2% / ±10,817.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

13.3% ±2% (4,384  ±684) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pierce County: 10.9% 101,407
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,206,843
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.4% ±1.6% (2,347  ±405) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 11% 75,769 (±0.3% / ±1,871)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 7.8% 473,124 (±0.1% / ±4,854)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,347 Total veterans ±405 1,948 Male ±374 399 Female ±138

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