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Pierce County

Population in July 2007: 26,416.
Males: 12,810  (48.5%)
Females: 13,606  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  31.2 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98444.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,882 (it was $39,653 in 2000)
Parkland:  $48,882
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $246,797 (it was $125,000 in 2000)
Parkland:  $246,797
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $258,501; Detached houses: $272,054; Townhouses or other attached units: $246,541; In 2-unit structures: $212,359; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,299; Mobile homes: $59,915; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Parkland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.6%)
  • Black (8.1%)
  • Two or more races (6.5%)
  • Hispanic (5.3%)
  • Korean (2.8%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.8%)
  • Filipino (1.5%)
  • Japanese (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Parkland: 110.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.0%), Irish (11.5%), English (7.4%), Norwegian (7.2%), United States (5.5%), French (3.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 330 feet

Land area: 7.36 square miles.

Population density: 3588 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Parkland

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parkland CDP

  • Never married: 32.7%
  • Now married: 46.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 14.2%

2,270 residents are foreign born (5.4% Asia, 2.2% Europe, 1.4% Latin America).

This place:  9.4%
Washington:  10.4%

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

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

Parkland:  1.3% ($1,664)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (4.4 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (33.9 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (927.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Midland, WA (1.6 miles ), McChord AFB, WA (1.7 miles ), Spanaway, WA (1.8 miles ), Summit, WA (2.0 miles ), Lakewood, WA (2.1 miles ), Waller, WA (2.3 miles ), Frederickson, WA (2.5 miles ), Fort Lewis, WA (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 47.14 N, Longitude: 122.44 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,250 (-17.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,749 (16.0%)

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Historical population


Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Parkland:
  • SAINT CLARE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA)
  • WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; TACOMA, WA)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL & REHAB CENTER (about 8 miles; PUYALLUP, WA)

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Amtrak stations near Parkland:
  • 8 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.
  • 20 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parkland:
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,819)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 6 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
  • BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 8 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 9 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; AUBURN, WA; FT enrollment: 4,568)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • You need to add Pacific Lutheran University to the list of colleges and universities in the area.

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Notable locations in Parkland: Brookdale Golf Club (A), Harry Sprinker Recreation Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Trinity Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Purvis Ponds (A), Tule Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Spanaway Creek (A), Morey Creek (B), North Fork Clover Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Parkland: Mayfair County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.4%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Parkland, WA


People in group quarters in Parkland
  • 1354 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 42 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 14 people in other group homes
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 3 people in other workers' dormitories


Parkland compared to Washington state average:

Parkland, Washington environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (64%)
  • Utility gas (30%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Parkland

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents29.7%9.7%8.9%7.4%4.8%
Congregations6.3%11.1%5.7%6.6%5.7%
NameSouthern Baptist Convention Charismatic Churches IndependentLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.2%3.7%3.6%3.3%24.7%
Congregations6.1%1.1%2.5%6.3%48.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 Parkland:
  • KLAY (1180 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: CLAY FRANK HUNTINGTON)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KKMO (1360 AM; 5 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KZIZ (1560 AM; 5 kW; SUMNER, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Parkland:
  • KVTI (90.9 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KBTC-FM (91.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KUPS (90.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND)
  • KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Parkland:
  • KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
  • KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
  • KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • K54GS (Channel 54; PUYALLUP, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)


Parkland fatal accident list:
Mar 13, 1994 03:47 AM, 95030, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • 142nd & Yakima Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 52.1 m
    Registrant: Cable Tv Puget Sound Inc, Denver, CO 80217-5630, Phone: (303) 267-4865, Email:
  • Douglas I Brandon, 11003 Canyon Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 39.6 m
    Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 11726 Aqueduct Dr E., Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WLE270, Licensee ID: L01067827
    Assigned Frequencies : 450.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/14/1990, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014
    Registrant: Clay Frank Huntington, 10025 Lakewood Dr.,Sw #b, Tacoma, WA 98499

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6
  • Call Sign: AB7TW, Previous Call Sign: KB7YTH, Licensee ID: L00148891
    Grant Date: 06/26/2003, Expiration Date: 09/21/2013, Certifier: Robert L Cook
    Registrant: Robert L Cook, 10410 12th Ave Ct So, Parkland, WA 98444-2710
  • Call Sign: K7BCK, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 01/21/1998, Expiration Date: 01/21/2008
    Registrant: Dale L Gohr, 907 S 111th St, Parkland, WA 98444
  • Call Sign: KB7MYO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00623588
    Grant Date: 01/16/2003, Expiration Date: 01/16/2013, Certifier: Eugene Reeves
    Registrant: Eugene Reeves, 805 112th St, Parkland, WA 98844
  • Call Sign: KD7FEC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00636185
    Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 04/27/2009, Cancelation Date: 07/29/2008, Certifier: Donald L Drake
    Registrant: Donald L Drake, 1101 S 131st St, Parkland, WA 98444
  • Call Sign: N7DJC, Previous Call Sign: N6WLE, Licensee ID: L00277390
    Grant Date: 02/11/2009, Expiration Date: 03/17/2019, Certifier: David J Casey
    Registrant: David J Casey, 11813 5th Ave Ct E, Parkland, WA 98445
  • Call Sign: AD7VU, Previous Call Sign: KD7FEC, Licensee ID: L00636185
    Grant Date: 01/30/2009, Expiration Date: 04/27/2019, Certifier: Donald L Drake Mr
    Registrant: Donald L Drake, 1101 S 131st St, Parkland, WA 98444



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 3 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED49$225,604334$175,556690$171,752104$97,0955$1,986,512170$162,94916$147,182
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$192,02249$169,935127$175,79016$78,9010$022$185,4305$78,922
APPLICATIONS DENIED11$240,298104$183,814509$193,03479$135,5191$318,45060$192,33114$107,474
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN6$240,10251$167,579227$188,74325$98,0672$2,048,34023$163,6712$172,290
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$015$201,62451$188,7752$46,0550$03$148,8732$118,760
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0715.03 , 0715.04, 0715.05, 0715.06, 0716.02, 0717.06, 0717.07

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 3 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED99$217,25958$219,60510$195,907
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$199,47315$220,8921$221,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$238,0003$203,5701$269,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$178,1253$192,5301$108,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$142,0900$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0715.03 , 0715.04, 0715.05, 0715.06, 0716.02, 0717.06, 0717.07

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