Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA

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2024 Population

141,620

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.1

1.12% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.16%

2.13% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$107,128

3.28% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$529,600

8.48% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

69,820

0.682% 1-year growth

About

14.8% of the households in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, 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 (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA are Pierce College-Puyallup (836 degrees awarded in 2019).

In 2024, the median property value in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was $529,600, and the homeownership rate was 64.6%.

Most people in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was 2 cars per household.

Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA borders Pierce County (North Central)--Bonney Lake, Edgewood, Fife & Sumner Cities PUMA, WA, Pierce County (Southeast)--Graham, Elk Plain & Prairie Ridge PUMA, WA, and Pierce County (South Central)--Parkland & Spanaway PUMA, WA.

United States Washington

Population & Diversity

Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA is home to a population of 142k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.2% of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA residents were born outside of the country (14.5k people).

In 2024, there were 6.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (89.4k people) in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.3k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 8.25k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA are Spanish (7,479 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (1,237 households), and Korean (1,077 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

70,473

Women

49.8%

71,163

Men

50.2%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 141,636 inhabitants, with 50.2% men, and 49.8% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA.

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Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

95.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
89.4k ± 2.8k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
13.3k ± 1.33k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.25k ± 1.39k

12.7%

Hispanic Population

18k people

12.7% of the people in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA are hispanic (18k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,929 ± 1,315 people
Philippines
1,525 ± 954 people
Korea
1,261 ± 868 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was Mexico, the natal country of 2,929 Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA residents, followed by Philippines with 1,525 and Korea with 1,261.

Foreign-Born Population

10.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

14.5k people

10.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

14.4k people

As of 2024, 10.2% of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA residents (14.5k 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 Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was 10.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
7,479 households (5.63%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
1,237 households (0.931%)
Korean
1,077 households (0.81%)

14.8% of the households in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was Spanish. 5.63% of the households in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
4,414 ± 597
Vietnam
2,315 ± 343
Gulf War (1990s)
1,921 ± 316

Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA.

Health

94.2% of the population of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA has health coverage, with 54.9% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 8.97% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 3.01% 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, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,202 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Washington

Primary care physicians in Washington see an average of 1,202 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Washington in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.76%

Uninsured

54.9%

Employer Coverage

15.2%

Medicaid

8.97%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

3.01%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA declined by 2.02% from 5.88% to 5.76%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA employs 69.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA were Construction (6,185 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,687 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (4,400 people), and the highest paying industries were Banking & related activities ($168,110), Other health care services ($163,419), and Nondepository credit & related activities ($134,957).

Males in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $71,002. The income inequality in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.399, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

33,072

Women

47.4%

36,748

Men

52.6%

The workforce of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA in 2024 was 69,820 people, with 47.4% woman, and 52.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

69.8k

2024 Value

0.682%

1 Year growth

± 0.682%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA grew at a rate of 0.682%, from 69.3k employees to 69.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,098 people), Customer service representatives (1,760 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,604 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, 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

69.8k

2024 Value

0.682%

1 Year growth

± 0.682%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA grew at a rate of 0.682%, from 69.3k employees to 69.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA, are Construction (6,185 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,687 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (4,400 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA, though some of these residents may live in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$74,341

Median earning men ± $3,120

$48,547

Median earning women ± $1,932

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($105,093), Information ($98,051), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,654).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($77,566), Construction ($65,333), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,541).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (57.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

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.

Education

In 2019, universities in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA awarded 836 degrees. The student population of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA in 2019 is skewed towards women, with 1,762 male students and 2,804 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA are White (495 and 59.9%), Unknown (99 and 12%), Hispanic or Latino (78 and 9.44%), and Asian (55 and 6.66%).

The largest universities in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA by number of degrees awarded are Pierce College-Puyallup (836 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (568 and 67.9%), Accounting Technology & Bookkeeping (46 and 5.5%), and Registered Nursing (28 and 3.35%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2019 there were 4,566 students enrolled in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA, 38.6% men and 61.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,385 records, of which 61.8% were women and 38.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
568 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
28 degrees awarded
General Business
27 degrees awarded

In 2019, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 568 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Pierce College-Puyallup

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

836 degrees awarded

In 2019, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pierce College-Puyallup with 836 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2019, 287 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA, which is 0.523 times less than the 549 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2019, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 495 degrees mean that there were 5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 99 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,636) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2019.

Public, 2-year ($512) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2019.

Public, 2-year ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.849% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.675% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (32.2k), Some college (25k), and Bachelors Degree (18.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was $529,600 in 2024, which is 1.59 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $488,200 to $529,600, a 8.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA is 64.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA have an average commute time of 33.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$529,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,828

$32,774

Median Property Taxes

±$1,293

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 Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.6%

Homeownership

2024

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.6% of the housing units in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, 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.

$107,128

Median Household Income

± $2,417

50.7k

Number of Households

± 1,869

In 2024, the median household income of the 50.7k households in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA grew to $107,128 from the previous year's value of $103,725.

The following chart displays the households in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, 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

0.399

2024 Wage GINI in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA

0.403

2023 Wage GINI in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA

In 2024, the income inequality in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was 0.399 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.91% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Worked At Home (12.8%)
Carpooled (7.83%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.83%).

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

33.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA have a longer commute time (33.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.89% of the workforce in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA (10k out of 140k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill PUMA, WA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.