In 2021, Pierce County, WA had a population of 910k people with a median age of 36.4 and a median household income of $82,574. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Pierce County, WA grew from 891,862 to 910,225, a 2.06% increase and its median household income grew from $76,438 to $82,574, a 8.03% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pierce County, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (8.05%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.66%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.34%), and White (Hispanic) (5.05%).
None of the households in Pierce County, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
95.6% of the residents in Pierce County, WA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Pierce County, WA are University of Washington-Tacoma Campus (2,029 degrees awarded in 2021), Pierce College District (1,999 degrees), and Clover Park Technical College (1,769 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Pierce County, WA was $369,300, and the homeownership rate was 64.4%.
Most people in Pierce County, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Pierce County, WA was 2 cars per household.
Pierce County, WA borders King County, WA, Kitsap County, WA, Lewis County, WA, Mason County, WA, Thurston County, WA, and Yakima County, WA.