Fife Heights, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,446

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.2

17% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.36%

15.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$157,292

16.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$712,400

Population & Diversity

Fife Heights, WA is home to a population of 1.45k people, from which 96.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 16.1% of Fife Heights, WA residents were born outside of the country (233 people).

In 2024, there were 6.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (924 people) in Fife Heights, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 138 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 123 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Fife Heights, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fife Heights, WA was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fife Heights, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
924 ± 171
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
138 ± 71
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
123 ± 73

8.37%

Hispanic Population

121 people

8.37% of the people in Fife Heights, WA are hispanic (121 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fife Heights, 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

16.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

233 people

16.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

244 people

As of 2024, 16.1% of Fife Heights, WA residents (233 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 Fife Heights, WA was 16.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
54 ± 39
Gulf War (1990s)
24 ± 24
Vietnam
10 ± 21

Fife Heights, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Fife Heights, WA employs 808 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fife Heights, WA were Manufacturing (139 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (102 people), and Educational Services (87 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($104,688), Manufacturing ($100,234), and Construction ($100,100).

Employment

Occupations

808

2024 Value

± 154

2.8%

1 Year growth

± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fife Heights, WA grew at a rate of 2.8%, from 786 employees to 808 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fife Heights, WA, are Sales & Related Occupations (106 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (88 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (86 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fife Heights, 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

808

2024 Value

± 154

2.8%

1 Year growth

± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fife Heights, WA grew at a rate of 2.8%, from 786 employees to 808 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fife Heights, WA, are Manufacturing (139 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (102 people), and Educational Services (87 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fife Heights, WA, though some of these residents may live in Fife Heights, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$87,043

Median earning men ± $13,564

$60,341

Median earning women ± $17,148

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($115,833), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($115,500), and Manufacturing ($100,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($83,958), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,833), and Public Administration ($69,688).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fife Heights, WA was $712,400 in 2024, which is 2.14 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $602,700 to $712,400, a 18.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Fife Heights, WA is 96%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fife Heights, WA have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fife Heights, WA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$712,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$69,988

$483

Median Property Taxes

±$94

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

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

Rent vs Own

96%

Homeownership

2024

72%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96% of the housing units in Fife Heights, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 95.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fife Heights, 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.

$157,292

Median Household Income

± $25,319

503

Number of Households

± 101

In 2024, the median household income of the 503 households in Fife Heights, WA grew to $157,292 from the previous year's value of $135,156.

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

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fife Heights, 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 (79.7%)
Worked At Home (15.5%)
Carpooled (3.62%)

In 2024, 79.7% of workers in Fife Heights, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.5%) and those who carpooled to work (3.62%).

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

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fife Heights, WA have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.591% of the workforce in Fife Heights, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fife Heights, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fife Heights, WA have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.36% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fife Heights, WA (34 out of 1.44k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fife Heights, WA is White, followed by Asian and Black.

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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