Terrace Heights, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,041
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.4
9.46% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.4%
41.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$83,016
4.39% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$377,300
16.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,068
4.41% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Terrace Heights, 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.

95.9% of the residents in Terrace Heights, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Terrace Heights, WA are Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (159 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Terrace Heights, WA was $377,300, and the homeownership rate was 62.1%.

Most people in Terrace Heights, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Terrace Heights, WA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Terrace Heights, WA is home to a population of 10k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.7% of Terrace Heights, WA residents were born outside of the country (1.17k people).

In 2024, there were 4.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.02k people) in Terrace Heights, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 874 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%
2024 Citizenship
95.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Terrace Heights, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Terrace Heights, WA was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Terrace Heights, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.02k ± 820
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.41k ± 629
  3. White (Hispanic)
    874 ± 461
28.9%
Hispanic Population
2.9k people

In 2024, there were 4.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.02k people) in Terrace Heights, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 874 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

28.9% of the people in Terrace Heights, WA are hispanic (2.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Terrace Heights, WA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.17k people
11.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.11k people

As of 2024, 11.7% of Terrace Heights, WA residents (1.17k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Terrace Heights, WA was 11.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    140 ± 75
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    138 ± 161
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    116 ± 110

Terrace Heights, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Terrace Heights, WA employs 5.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Terrace Heights, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (818 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (697 people), and Manufacturing (451 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($150,241), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($150,241), and Public Administration ($76,250).

Employment

Occupations

5.07k
2024 Value
± 763
4.41%
1 Year growth
± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Terrace Heights, WA grew at a rate of 4.41%, from 4.85k employees to 5.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Terrace Heights, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (604 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (430 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (413 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Terrace Heights, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.07k
2024 Value
± 763
4.41%
1 Year growth
± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Terrace Heights, WA grew at a rate of 4.41%, from 4.85k employees to 5.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Terrace Heights, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (818 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (697 people), and Manufacturing (451 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Terrace Heights, WA, though some of these residents may live in Terrace Heights, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$60,850
Median earning men ± $9,266
$40,020
Median earning women ± $8,213

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($150,241), Public Administration ($93,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,355).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,341), Public Administration ($75,938), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($63,326).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Terrace Heights, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (57.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (39%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.4%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Terrace Heights, WA awarded 159 degrees. The student population of Terrace Heights, WA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 303 male students and 346 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Terrace Heights, WA are White (76 and 47.8%), Asian (45 and 28.3%), Hispanic or Latino (20 and 12.6%), and Two or More Races (10 and 6.29%).

The largest universities in Terrace Heights, WA by number of degrees awarded are Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (159 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Terrace Heights, WA are Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (126 and 79.2%) and General Biomedical Sciences (33 and 20.8%).

The median tuition cost in Terrace Heights, WA for private four year colleges is $N/A.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 649 students enrolled in Terrace Heights, WA, 46.7% men and 53.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 358 records, of which 50.3% were women and 49.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
Most Common
126 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Professional Doctorate recipients in Terrace Heights, WA was Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy with 126 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Professional Doctorate from schools in Terrace Heights, WA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
159 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences with 159 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 70 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Terrace Heights, WA, which is 0.787 times less than the 89 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 76 degrees mean that there were 1.69 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 45 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Terrace Heights, WA was $377,300 in 2024, which is 1.13 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $325,000 to $377,300, a 16.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Terrace Heights, WA is 62.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Terrace Heights, WA have an average commute time of 19.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Terrace Heights, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$377,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$42,193
$2,633
Median Property Taxes
±$485

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Terrace Heights, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

62.1%
Homeownership
2024
64.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.1% of the housing units in Terrace Heights, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$83,016
Median Household Income
± $18,698
4.24k
Number of Households
± 656

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.24k households in Terrace Heights, WA grew to $83,016 from the previous year's value of $79,525.

The following chart displays the households in Terrace Heights, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Terrace Heights, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.4%)
  3. Carpooled (5.25%)

In 2024, 82.5% of workers in Terrace Heights, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.25%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

19.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Terrace Heights, WA have a shorter commute time (19.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.15% of the workforce in Terrace Heights, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Terrace Heights, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Terrace Heights, WA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Terrace Heights, WA (1.44k out of 9.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Terrace Heights, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.2% of the population of Terrace Heights, WA has health coverage, with 47.3% on employee plans, 22.6% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 0.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 25.5% between 18 and 34 years, 31.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.82%
Uninsured
47.3%
Employer Coverage
22.6%
Medicaid
13%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
0.13%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Terrace Heights, WA grew by 20.5% from 4% to 4.82%.

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