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Population (year 2000): 2,452. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,008 (+145.0% change)
Males: 1,186  (48.4%)
Females: 1,266  (51.6%)

Pierce County

Median resident age:  32.0 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98327.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $58,100 (it was $52,969 in 2000)
DuPont  $58,100
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $239,600 (it was $167,100 in 2000)
DuPont  $239,600
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in DuPont:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.4%)
  • Black (8.2%)
  • Hispanic (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (6.1%)
  • Korean (2.9%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Filipino (1.5%)
  • Japanese (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (21.0%), Irish (13.7%), English (9.7%), Norwegian (7.5%), Italian (4.9%), United States (4.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1912

Elevation: 245 feet

Land area: 5.69 square miles.

Population density: 943 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in DuPont

  • High school or higher: 94.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in DuPont city

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 68.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

245 residents are foreign born (4.8% Asia, 2.1% Latin America, 2.0% Europe).

This city:  10.0%
Washington:  10.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

DuPont:  0.8% ($1,298)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (8.9 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (42.0 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (946.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Fort Lewis, WA (5.1 miles ), Steilacoom, WA (5.7 miles ), Nisqually Indian Community, WA (6.8 miles ), Lakewood, WA (8.9 miles ), Roy, WA (9.2 miles ), McChord AFB, WA (9.9 miles ), North Yelm, WA (10.1 miles ), Fox Island, WA (10.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 60 buildings, average cost: $133,400
  • 1997: 58 buildings, average cost: $131,500
  • 1998: 63 buildings, average cost: $132,000
  • 1999: 67 buildings, average cost: $131,900
  • 2000: 64 buildings, average cost: $142,100
  • 2001: 149 buildings, average cost: $149,300
  • 2002: 161 buildings, average cost: $175,700
  • 2003: 218 buildings, average cost: $195,900
  • 2004: 271 buildings, average cost: $184,300
  • 2005: 246 buildings, average cost: $226,900
  • 2006: 143 buildings, average cost: $241,700

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Latitude: 47.10 N, Longitude: 122.64 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,566 (+63.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 168 (13.7%)


6 people in homes for the physically handicapped

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,853 (+309.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (26%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Crime in DuPont by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 001
    per 100,000 0.00.028.1
Assaults 233
    per 100,000 79.294.984.4
Burglaries 1165
    per 100,000 435.8189.8140.6
Thefts 5711
    per 100,000 198.1221.4309.3
Auto thefts 530
    per 100,000 198.194.90.0
Arson 010
    per 100,000 0.031.60.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 120.7) 70.148.747.5

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Hospitals/medical centers near DuPont:
  • WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; TACOMA, WA)
  • COLUMBIA CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; OLYMPIA, WA)
  • SAINT CLARE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to DuPont:
  • GRAY AAF (about 6 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID: GRF)
  • MCCHORD AFB (about 13 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
  • OLYMPIA (about 21 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
Other public-use airports nearest to DuPont:
  • AMERICAN LAKE (about 7 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: W37)
  • TACOMA NARROWS (about 13 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TIW)
  • WESTERN AIRPARK (about 14 miles; YELM, WA; ID: 92W)

Amtrak stations near DuPont:
  • 14 miles: OLYMPIA/LACEY (OLYMPIA, 6600 YELM HWY. S.E.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: TACOMA (1001 PUYALLUP AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to DuPont:
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 8 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,921)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 11 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 16 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)
  • BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
Public elementary/middle school in DuPont:
  • CHLOE CLARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 280; Location: 1700 PALISADE BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 04)

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Notable location: Dupont Wharf (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and swamps: Grant Lake (A), Sellers Lake (B), Old Fort Lake (C), Pond Lake (D), Strickland Lake (E), Edmond Marsh (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Sequalitchew Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in DuPont and their reported violations in the past:

LDS CHURCH RECREATION AREA (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-2000)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.6%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

DuPont compared to Washington state average:
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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DuPont government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $490,000
    Sewerage: $146,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Construction - General: $166,000
    Parks & Recreation: $21,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,000
    Regular Highways: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Police Protection: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $480,000
    Central Staff Services: $455,000
    General - Other: $256,000
    Water Utilities: $227,000
    Health Services - Other: $225,000
    Fire Protection: $213,000
    Housing & Community Development: $171,000
    Financial Administration: $158,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $99,000
    Sewerage: $93,000
    Parks & Recreation: $85,000
    Regular Highways: $72,000
    General Public Buildings: $35,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $351,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $82,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,997,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $210,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,810,000
    Water Utilities: $37,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $977,000
    Water Utilities: $45,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $1,201,000
    Interest Earnings: $236,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $184,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $81,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,720,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $547,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $70,000
    General Support: $21,000
    All Other: $2,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $763,000
    NEC: $638,000
    Total General Sales: $479,000
    Property: $402,000
    Other Selective Sales: $160,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,312,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,193 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.78%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,479 average AGI)
Pierce County:  0.41%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  2.51% ($46,071 average AGI)
from Thurston County, WA  0.41% ($37,310)
from Kitsap County, WA  0.27% ($42,426)


7.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.66%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($980 average AGI)
Pierce County:  0.21%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to King County, WA  2.04% ($40,128 average AGI)
to Thurston County, WA  0.63% ($42,336)
to Kitsap County, WA  0.25% ($42,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in DuPont:
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGHO (920 AM; 5 kW; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: SPENCER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • KNTB (1480 AM; 1 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: FTP CORPORATION)
  • KLAY (1180 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: CLAY FRANK HUNTINGTON)

Strongest FM radio stations in DuPont:
  • KVTI (90.9 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
  • KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KBTC-FM (91.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around DuPont:
  • KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)

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