Brier, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,545

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.4

3.27% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.68%

114% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$132,045

4.49% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$866,600

Population & Diversity

Brier, WA is home to a population of 6.55k people, from which 97.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.1% of Brier, WA residents were born outside of the country (860 people).

In 2024, there were 6.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.65k people) in Brier, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 697 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 448 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Brier, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brier, WA was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brier, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brier, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.65k ± 489
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
697 ± 241
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
448 ± 439

3.04%

Hispanic Population

199 people

3.04% of the people in Brier, WA are hispanic (199 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

13.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

860 people

12.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

824 people

As of 2024, 13.1% of Brier, WA residents (860 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 Brier, WA was 12.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brier, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
231 ± 120
Gulf War (2001-)
53 ± 49
Gulf War (1990s)
50 ± 43

Brier, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.36 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brier, WA.

Economy

The economy of Brier, WA employs 3.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brier, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (464 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (434 people), and Retail Trade (304 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($170,455), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($114,688), and Manufacturing ($113,125).

Employment

Occupations

3.08k

2024 Value

± 379

−7.03%

1 Year decline

± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brier, WA declined at a rate of −7.03%, from 3.32k employees to 3.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brier, WA, are Management Occupations (738 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (310 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (211 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brier, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.08k

2024 Value

± 379

−7.03%

1 Year decline

± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brier, WA declined at a rate of −7.03%, from 3.32k employees to 3.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brier, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (464 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (434 people), and Retail Trade (304 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brier, WA, though some of these residents may live in Brier, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$77,835

Median earning men ± $12,215

$71,558

Median earning women ± $4,614

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($114,375), Manufacturing ($96,739), and Information ($89,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($160,750), Manufacturing ($114,583), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($106,827).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brier, WA was $866,600 in 2024, which is 2.6 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $824,500 to $866,600, a 5.11% increase. The homeownership rate in Brier, WA is 89.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brier, WA have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brier, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$866,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,668

$2,131

Median Property Taxes

±$254

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 Brier, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brier, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

89.8%

Homeownership

2024

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.8% of the housing units in Brier, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brier, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$132,045

Median Household Income

± $25,811

2.37k

Number of Households

± 317

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.37k households in Brier, WA declined from $132,045 from the previous year's value of $138,256.

The following chart displays the households in Brier, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brier, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63.9%)
Worked At Home (29.6%)
Public Transit (2.85%)

In 2024, 63.9% of workers in Brier, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (2.85%).

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.

Commute Time

31.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brier, WA have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.29% of the workforce in Brier, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brier, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brier, WA (434 out of 6.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brier, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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