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Pierce County, WA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Designated Market Area: Seattle-Tacoma, WA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 927,380   ( 132,155 from 2010 , 6,243 from 2020)
Land area: 1668.0 square miles
Population density: 556.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:584,510 63.03% 4.5%
Black:68,5307.39% 33.2%
Indian:10,4151.12% 13.9%
Asian:84,1919.08% 48.4%
2+ races:63,1896.81% 42.0%
Hispanic:116,54512.57% 60.0%
Total non-White:342,87036.97% 45.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:24,901 13.5
Deaths:18,0789.8
Net Migration: -4,374-2.4
Net Immigration: 3,3131.8
Change in White population:25,350 3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:106,805 13.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
795,225
559,16070.31%
51,4366.47%
9,1431.15%
56,7257.13%
44,4975.60%
72,8499.16%
236,06529.69%

2000
700,820
532,93476.04%
47,3996.76%
9,0181.29%
40,7995.82%
30,3834.34%
38,6215.51%
167,88623.96%

1990
586,203
489,32683.47%
40,9826.99%
7,9241.35%
28,5264.87%
n/a
19,4453.32%
96,87716.53%

1980
485,643
421,48486.79%
29,5286.08%
4,2310.87%
16,1583.33%
n/a
13,2422.73%
64,15913.21%

1970
411,027
373,80990.95%
18,0844.40%
3,2680.80%
5,2521.28%
n/a
9,2342.25%
37,218 9.05%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
97,668 13.9
50,6757.2
41,0935.9
12,0251.7
26,226 3.7
68,179 9.7
1990's
NumberRate
100,183 17.1
47,5018.1
40,9367.0
8,4591.4
43,608 7.4
71,009 12.1
1980's
NumberRate
95,315 19.6
38,942 8.0
46,710 9.6
n/a
67,842 14.0
32,718 6.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
28,638 7.0
n/a
47,675 11.6
26,941 6.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Pierce County, WA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
36.5
212,099 22.9%
715,281 77.1%
130,317 14.1%
341,783
2.63
231,582 67.8%
173,738 75.0%
20,746 9.0%
110,201 32.2%

2010
NumberPercent
35.9
198,127 24.9%
597,098 75.1%
87,785 11.0%
299,918
2.59
202,174 67.4%
146,885 72.7%
23,905 11.8%
97,744 32.6%

2000
NumberPercent
34.2
190,257 27.1%
510,563 72.9%
71,386 10.2%
260,897
2.60
181,466 69.6%
140,192 77.3%
20,789 11.5%
79,431 30.4%

1990
NumberPercent
31.3
159,385 27.2%
426,818 72.8%
61,247 10.4%
214,795
2.62
152,728 71.1%
123,224 80.7%
15,562 10.2%
62,067 28.9%

1980
NumberPercent
28.4
137,198 28.3%
348,445 71.7%
45,477 9.4%
174,455
2.66
126,629 72.6%
107,355 84.8%
11,340 9.0%
47,826 27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Pierce County, WA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units360,816 
Median Value$444,600 
Occupied341,78394.7%
Vacant19,0335.3%
Owned220,64464.6%
Rented121,13935.4%
Median Rent$1,604 
Single-Family Units255,14970.7%
    Detached235,99065.4%
    Attached19,1595.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units62,40817.3%
Mobile Homes17,9775.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pierce County, WA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,9823.2%
$10,000 to $14,9997,2892.1%
$15,000 to $19,9997,4812.2%
$20,000 to $24,9998,1062.4%
$25,000 to $29,9998,8212.6%
$30,000 to $34,9998,7862.6%
$35,000 to $39,9999,7072.8%
$40,000 to $44,99911,1313.3%
$45,000 to $49,99911,7253.4%
$50,000 to $59,99922,9836.7%
$60,000 to $74,99930,9789.1%
$75,000 to $99,99949,22414.4%
$100,000 to $124,99942,07012.3%
$125,000 to $149,99931,1419.1%
$150,000 to $199,99940,17911.8%
$200,000 or more41,18012.0%
Median Household Income91,486 
Per Capita Income43,575 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state94 
Compared to U.S.101 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,0104.7%
Public Assistance13,3833.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps44,60313.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed371,20170.1%
Unemployed19,0693.6%
In Armed Forces17,4873.3%
Total Labor Force407,75777.1%
Not in Labor Force121,41822.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector164,713121,37057.6%
Non-Profit11,61626,04530.8%
Self-Employed19,83414,83657.2%
Local Government15,67422,72640.8%
State Government7,95613,97036.3%
Federal Government10,9968,39056.7%
Total Private + Self184,547136,20657.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.46,24271,13139.4%
Total230,789207,33752.7%
Pct. Govt.18.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts67,51515.4%
Sales and Office Occupations90,95720.7%
Professional, Technical94,41921.5%
Service Occupations75,03117.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,7450.4%
All others110,93325.3%
White Collar 57.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance61,71014.1%
Retail trade52,17311.9%
Manufacturing39,9899.1%
Construction38,6038.8%
Educational services37,1328.5%
Transportation and warehousing30,7117.0%
Accommodation and food services28,6636.5%
Public administration27,4436.3%
Professional, scientific, technical24,7675.6%
Other services20,3204.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.17,9244.1%
Wholesale trade14,0643.2%
Finance and insurance12,5152.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation11,0312.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing9,3532.1%
Information5,2321.2%
Utilities2,7700.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,7630.6%
Management1,3100.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3820.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pierce County, WA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican74,2068.07%
Puerto Rican10,7291.17%
Cuban1,5340.17%
Dominican9570.10%
Total Central American8,3850.91%
Costa Rican3650.04%
Guatemalan1,3110.14%
Honduran1,5130.16%
Nicaraguan5020.05%
Panamanian1,4610.16%
Salvadoran3,2150.35%
Other Central American180.00%
Total South American3,8840.42%
Argentinean5210.06%
Bolivian810.01%
Chilean3190.03%
Colombian1,3030.14%
Ecuadorian2440.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1,1290.12%
Uruguayan50.00%
Venezuelan2820.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic9,7971.07%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino16,4041.78%
Korean12,2761.34%
Vietnamese7,8130.85%
Cambodian5,5850.61%
Chinese4,4070.48%
Japanese3,5770.39%
Indian2,8370.31%
Laotian1,4330.16%
Thai8430.09%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English726,53684.3%
Spanish53,8826.3%
Other Asian17,7522.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic12,1561.4%
Korean10,7841.3%
Tagalog9,9141.2%
Other6,7120.8%
Vietnamese6,1830.7%
Other Indo-European5,9790.7%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German138,01315.0%
English95,25810.4%
Irish93,23210.1%
Norwegian40,2054.4%
American34,0273.7%
Italian33,0853.6%
European29,7943.2%
French22,8762.5%
Swedish22,5612.5%
Scottish21,5752.3%
Polish14,5951.6%
Dutch10,8711.2%
Scandinavian10,7661.2%
Ukrainian8,5170.9%
Scotch-Irish7,8570.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen878,26695.6%
Not a citizen40,7274.4%
Native822,75589.5%
Foreign-born96,23810.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pierce County, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
16,112 2.6%31,435 5.1%163,980 26.4%228,270 36.7%117,242 18.8%65,165 10.5%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 16,112 2.6%
9-12 Years 31,435 5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 163,980 26.4%
Some College 228,270 36.7%
Bach. Degree 117,242 18.8%
Grad Degree 65,165 10.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pierce County, WA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 277,290 264,100 13,190 4.8% 5.1%
1991 279,408 262,195 17,213 6.2% 6.1%
1992 288,047 266,187 21,860 7.6% 7.2%
1993 296,637 273,912 22,725 7.7% 7.3%
1994 306,032 284,494 21,538 7.0% 6.3%
1995 316,618 296,320 20,298 6.4% 6.2%
1996 324,725 305,896 18,829 5.8% 5.9%
1997 334,301 319,654 14,647 4.4% 4.9%
1998 343,915 329,207 14,708 4.3% 4.8%
1999 347,655 331,980 15,675 4.5% 4.8%
2000 344,926 326,380 18,546 5.4% 5.1%
2001 340,339 318,123 22,216 6.5% 6.0%
2002 346,286 318,864 27,422 7.9% 7.1%
2003 350,401 321,771 28,630 8.2% 7.2%
2004 359,400 333,300 26,100 7.3% 6.3%
2005 368,325 345,316 23,009 6.2% 5.6%
2006 373,953 353,307 20,646 5.5% 5.0%
2007 386,920 366,729 20,191 5.2% 4.6%
2008 394,313 370,985 23,328 5.9% 5.2%
2009 388,901 353,966 34,935 9.0% 8.3%
2010 387,830 351,104 36,726 9.5% 9.1%
2011 382,903 348,050 34,853 9.1% 8.5%
2012 385,098 352,308 32,790 8.5% 7.7%
2013 383,769 352,522 31,247 8.1% 6.6%
2014 384,834 358,653 26,181 6.8% 5.9%
2015 392,279 367,880 24,399 6.2% 5.4%
2016 404,970 380,954 24,016 5.9% 5.2%
2017 415,999 394,070 21,929 5.3% 4.6%
2018 425,974 404,253 21,721 5.1% 4.4%
2019 441,661 419,058 22,603 5.1% 4.1%
2020 450,196 406,822 43,374 9.6% 8.4%
2021 445,825 418,632 27,193 6.1% 5.2%
2022 453,584 430,230 23,354 5.1% 4.2%
2023 455,090 433,735 21,355 4.7% 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com