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Total population: 36,330 (All urban)

Puyallup, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 13,385 (12,775 occupied: 7,013 owner occupied, 5,762 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	35%

Housing density: 1103 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $808 (lower quartile is $675, upper quartile is $997)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $887

Median gross rent in Puyallup, WA in 2007: $942

Housing units in Puyallup with a mortgage: 5,243 (775 second mortgage, 473 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,339

Puyallup,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $305,239 (it was $154,600 in 2000)

Puyallup:	$305,239
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $230,433 - $383,994

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $341,386
Here: $341,386
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $207,153
Here: $207,153
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $230,559
Here: $230,559
State: $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $130,087
Here: $130,087
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $234,195
Here: $234,195
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $46,552
Here: $46,552
State: $80,529

Household type by relationship

Households: 32,181

In family households: 26,655 (6,316 male householders, 2,048 female householders)
6,535 spouses, 10,061 children (9,073 natural, 299 adopted, 689 stepchildren), 273 grandchildren, 243 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 393 other relatives, 611 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,526 (2,001 male householders (1,481 living alone)), 2,384 female householders (1,972 living alone)), 1,141 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 501 (293 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,193 2-persons, 2,067 3-persons, 1,926 4-persons, 742 5-persons, 353 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,453 1-person, 771 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

6,068 married couples with children.
2,274 single-parent households (602 men, 1,672 women).

91.9% of residents of Puyallup speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,574 (4.8%)
(57.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Puyallup, Washington:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 58 3 rooms: 222 4 rooms: 484 5 rooms: 1,223 6 rooms: 1,588 7 rooms: 1,539 8 rooms: 945 9 or more rooms: 954

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Puyallup, Washington:
	1 room: 353 2 rooms: 521 3 rooms: 1,007 4 rooms: 1,985 5 rooms: 1,131 6 rooms: 486 7 rooms: 215 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 295
1995 to 1998: 1,380
1990 to 1994: 1,910
1980 to 1989: 2,653
1970 to 1979: 2,547
1960 to 1969: 1,282
1950 to 1959: 1,069
1940 to 1949: 729
1939 or earlier: 1,520

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Puyallup:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 226 2 bedrooms: 1,127 3 bedrooms: 3,688 4 bedrooms: 1,625 5 or more bedrooms: 332

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Puyallup:
	no bedroom: 378 1 bedroom: 1,680 2 bedrooms: 2,659 3 bedrooms: 848 4 bedrooms: 182 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Puyallup in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 122 1 vehicle: 1,471 2 vehicles: 3,452 3 vehicles: 1,435 4 vehicles: 368 5 or more vehicles: 165

Cars and other vehicles available in Puyallup in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 837 1 vehicle: 2,720 2 vehicles: 1,782 3 vehicles: 313 4 vehicles: 50 5 or more vehicles: 60

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Puyallup, WA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 21
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 32
$70,000 to $79,999: 47
$80,000 to $89,999: 17
$90,000 to $99,999: 17
$100,000 to $124,999: 51
$125,000 to $149,999: 55
$150,000 to $174,999: 110
$175,000 to $199,999: 321
$200,000 to $249,999: 1288
$250,000 to $299,999: 1680
$300,000 to $399,999: 2472
$400,000 to $499,999: 799
$500,000 to $749,999: 630
$750,000 to $999,999: 76
$1,000,000 or more: 40

Puyallup rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Puyallup:

Less than $100: 7 people
$100 to $149: 25
$150 to $199: 60
$200 to $249: 48
$250 to $299: 53
$300 to $349: 43
$350 to $399: 29
$400 to $449: 37
$450 to $499: 129
$500 to $549: 210
$550 to $599: 287
$600 to $649: 357
$650 to $699: 579
$700 to $749: 585
$750 to $799: 553
$800 to $899: 1,036
$900 to $999: 876
$1,000 to $1,249: 639
$1,250 to $1,499: 180
$1,500 to $1,999: 184
$2,000 or more: 270
No cash rent: 112

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 267 1990 to 1994: 314 1985 to 1989: 180 1980 to 1984: 183 1975 to 1979: 104 1970 to 1974: 146 1970 to 1974: 102 1965 to 1969: 278

Puyallup, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.6%
Number of people working at home: 410 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 434
5 to 9 minutes: 1610
10 to 14 minutes: 1887
15 to 19 minutes: 1980
20 to 24 minutes: 2746
25 to 29 minutes: 1016
30 to 34 minutes: 2207
35 to 39 minutes: 264
40 to 44 minutes: 588
45 to 59 minutes: 1190
60 to 89 minutes: 969
90 or more minutes: 492

Puyallup mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,037 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,713 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 276 (2%)
Bicycle: 28 (0%)
Walked: 237 (2%)
Other means: 92 (1%)
Worked at home: 410 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 722
$10,000 to $14,999: 684
$15,000 to $19,999: 612
$20,000 to $24,999: 832
$25,000 to $29,999: 912
$30,000 to $34,999: 826
$35,000 to $39,999: 678
$40,000 to $44,999: 780
$45,000 to $49,999: 718
$50,000 to $59,999: 1382
$60,000 to $74,999: 1596
$75,000 to $99,999: 1525
$100,000 to $124,999: 713
$125,000 to $149,999: 324
$150,000 to $199,999: 225
$200,000 or more: 220

First ancestries reported:

German: 5191

Other groups: 4870

English: 2305

Irish: 2159

Norwegian: 1993

United States or American: 1290

Italian: 1103

French (except Basque): 837

Swedish: 634

Scottish: 591

Polish: 548

Scotch-Irish: 467

Dutch: 451

European: 433

French Canadian: 269

Swiss: 265

Danish: 220

Welsh: 216

Finnish: 177

British: 160

Scandinavian: 128

Russian: 99

Northern European: 89

Czech: 84

Greek: 76

Icelander: 66

Portuguese: 65

Austrian: 64

Canadian: 51

Croatian: 50

Czechoslovakian: 49

African: 45

Subsaharan African:: 45

Yugoslavian: 43

Slovak: 41

Hungarian: 40

Ukrainian: 38

Romanian: 35

Arab:: 34

Celtic: 22

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 21

Belgian: 19

Lebanese: 14

Syrian: 14

Iranian: 14

Slavic: 13

Haitian: 13

Estonian: 13

Albanian: 10

Lithuanian: 10

Luxemburger: 9

Slovene: 8

Jamaican: 8

Eastern European: 8

Afghan: 8

German Russian: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Other Arab: 6

Basque: 5

Latvian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (13%)
Germany (11%)
Korea (9%)
Vietnam (8%)
Philippines (7%)
India (6%)
Canada (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 18041
Northeast: 1036
Midwest: 3711
South: 2117
West: 5665

45% of Puyallup residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 48
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 46
7th and 8th grade: 184
9th grade: 165
10th grade: 290
11th grade: 203
12th grade, no diploma: 365
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,713
Less than 1 year of college: 846
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,546
Associate degree: 678
Bachelor's degree: 1,532
Master's degree: 593
Professional school degree: 155
Doctorate degree: 95

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 79
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 55
7th and 8th grade: 198
9th grade: 136
10th grade: 252
11th grade: 262
12th grade, no diploma: 362
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,208
Less than 1 year of college: 1,245
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,991
Associate degree: 812
Bachelor's degree: 1,607
Master's degree: 525
Professional school degree: 106
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 17.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $60,850
Black householders: $43,331
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,399
Asian householders: $51,399
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $20,499
Some other race householders: $64,191
Two or more races householders: $58,208
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $57,272

Puyallup household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Puyallup household income for Black householders

Puyallup household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Puyallup household income for Asian householders

Puyallup household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Puyallup household income for Some other race householders

Puyallup household income for Two or more races householders

Puyallup household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Puyallup marital status for males

Puyallup marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $308,397
Black or African American householders: $291,220
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $320,836
Asian householders: $263,184
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $320,836
Some other race householders: $275,820
Two or more races householders: $315,702
Hispanic or Latino householders: $286,876

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,872
One, attached: 486
Two: 405
3 or 4: 723
5 to 9: 991
10 to 19: 1,366
20 to 49: 501
50 or more: 933
Mobile homes: 100
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $44,235

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Puyallup:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (82%) Utility gas (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 303

Here:	7.5%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 227

Here:	11.4%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 176

Here:	12.7%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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