Housing units in zip code 98466 with a mortgage: 4,206 (761 second mortgage, 835 home equity loan, 389 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,552
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,046
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $630
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
7.8%
Whole state:
12.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 98466: Fircrest Golf Course (A), Windmill Village (B), University Village (C), University Park II (D), Orchard Park Nursing Home (E), Pierce County Fire Protection District 3 University Place Fire Department Station 3 - 1 (F), Pierce County Fire Protection District 3 University Place Fire Department Station 3 - 2 (G), Tacoma Fire Department Station 17 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 98466 include: Praise Covenant Church (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B), Church of Christ (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Narrows Plaza Bowl & Entertainment Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2200 Mildred Street West), Good Times Restaurant & Lounge (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2200 Mildred Street West), Thrill-Zone Extreme Sports Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2101 Mildred Street West).
Year house built
2005 or later: 891
2000 to 2004: 463
1990 to 1999: 1,226
1980 to 1989: 2,053
1970 to 1979: 2,607
1960 to 1969: 2,034
1950 to 1959: 2,021
1940 to 1949: 995
1939 or earlier: 574
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 98466:
Less than $10,000: 288
$10,000 to $14,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$30,000 to $34,999: 666
$35,000 to $39,999: 219
$40,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 361
$60,000 to $69,999: 41
$70,000 to $79,999: 275
$80,000 to $89,999: 210
$90,000 to $99,999: 293
$100,000 to $124,999: 445
$125,000 to $149,999: 366
$150,000 to $174,999: 369
$175,000 to $199,999: 335
$200,000 to $249,999: 1,090
$250,000 to $299,999: 1,649
$300,000 to $399,999: 1,711
$400,000 to $499,999: 850
$500,000 to $749,999: 755
$750,000 to $999,999: 467
$1,000,000 or more: 206
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 98466:
Less than $100: 196
$100 to $149: 153
$150 to $199: 616
$200 to $249: 332
$250 to $299: 1,202
$300 to $349: 243
$350 to $399: 281
$400 to $449: 292
$450 to $499: 160
$500 to $549: 483
$550 to $599: 523
$600 to $649: 569
$650 to $699: 1,208
$700 to $749: 659
$750 to $799: 746
$800 to $899: 1,188
$900 to $999: 825
$1,000 to $1,249: 789
$1,250 to $1,499: 569
$1,500 to $1,999: 861
$2,000 or more: 212
No cash rent: 788
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $335,405
Black or African American householders: $326,368
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $629,117
Asian householders: $313,428
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $347,934
Some other race householders: $282,414
Two or more races householders: $362,723
Hispanic or Latino householders: $470,348
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $331,503
98466:
$331,503
Washington:
$287,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $263,346 - $415,346
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $375,158
Here:
$375,158
State:
$368,330
Townhouses or other attached units: $231,067
Here:
$231,067
State:
$308,706
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,232
Here:
$94,232
State:
$307,273
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
3,560 married couples with children.
2,126 single-parent households (672 men, 1,454 women).
87.8% of residents of 98466 zip code speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 5% well, 11% not well, 29% not at all).
31.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (24% very well, 26% well, 33% not well, 17% not at all).
15.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% very well, 29% well, 28% not well, 9% not at all).
7.3% of residents speak other language at home (35% very well, 54% well, 11% not well).
Foreign born population: 2,695 (10.9%) (57.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
10.9%
Whole state:
12.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Korea (33%)
Germany (11%)
Canada (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
Philippines (4%)
Japan (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1,097
1990 to 1999: 684
1980 to 1989: 584
Before 1980: 902
Races in zip code 98466:
White population: 18,521 Black population: 1,678 American Indian population: 458 Asian population: 1,664 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2,697 Some other race population: 232 Two or more races population: 1,932 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,692
Public high school in zip code 98466 not listed on the city page:
CURTIS BRIDGE PROGRAM (Students: 47; Location: 8805 40TH ST W. SUITE A, UNIVERSITY PLA, WA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 98466 not listed on the city page:
WHITTIER (Students: 495; Location: 777 ELM TREE LN, TACOMA, WA; Grades: PK - 05)
NARROWS VIEW INTERMEDIATE (Students: 691; Location: 7813 44TH ST W, UNIVERSITY PLA, WA; Grades: 05 - 07)
UNIVERSITY PLACE PRIMARY (Students: 435; Location: 2708 W GRANDVIEW DR, UNIVERSITY PLA, WA; Grades: PK - 04)
UNIVERSITY PLACE SPECIAL EDUC (Students: 1; Location: 3717 GRANDVIEW DRIVE W, UNIVERSITY PLA, WA; Grades: 07 - 07)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:
GWEN E JOHNSON SCH OF LEARNING (Students: 21; Location: 4706 ORCHARD WEST, UNIVERSITY PLA, WA; Grades: PK - 7)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BP EXPLORATION OIL 03116 (1033 REGENTS BLVD in FIRCREST, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-, REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN MONITORING, TOXICS-9533, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-CRK000025620, EPCRA Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: BP EXPLORATION OIL INC (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE)
Alternative names: BP EXPLORATION OIL INC 03116, BP EXPLORATION OIL INC 03116, EXXON 7017 BP 03116
AIR IMPORT REPAIRS INC (8016 W 27TH ST in TACOMA, WA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-913, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAD988492625, CESQG Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
ARCO 4335 PSI 0584 (2623 BRIDGEPORT WAY W in TACOMA, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-8753, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TOXICS-, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAD988514642, EPCRA, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: HADI INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BP WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
CABLECRAFT DIV OF TUTHILL COR (4401 S ORCHARD ST in TACOMA, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD009241977, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.; OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING. Organizations: PETER CLEMENT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TUTHILL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHEVRON 97944 (3923 BRIDGEPORT WAY W in TACOMA, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988486304, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA, TOXICS-5244, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TOXICS-SW0665, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Alternative names: UNIVERSITY PLACE CHEVRON
ARCO 5911 PSI 5431 (3601 S CENTER ST in TACOMA, WA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-101918, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WA0000062356, EPCRA, LQG Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: BP WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ARCO 05911
ART WORKS INDEPENDENT VOLVO SP (3029 69TH AVE W UNIT C in TACOMA, WA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988508917, CESQG Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
AARON'S MARINE SERVICE (1855 EAST DAY ISLAND BOULEVARD in UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS Organizations: AARONS MARINE SERVICE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
69TH AVE W DRUMS (3021 69TH AVE W in FIRCREST, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: WA ECY (CONTACT/OWNER)
CONTRA COSTA AVE DRUM (1209 CONTRA COSTA AVE in FIRCREST, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: WA ECY (CONTACT/OWNER)
AQUA RECS SWIMMIN HOLE (1221 REGENTS BOULEVARD in FIRCREST, WA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (60%)
Utility gas (28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Solar energy (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 22,719. Population change in the 1990s: +1,879 (+8.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,432
Northeast: 1,076
Midwest: 2,573
South: 2,197
West: 3,821
50% of the 98466 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,271
Here:
32.2%
Washington:
9.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 626
Here:
26.4%
Washington:
8.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 678
Here:
39.8%
Washington:
16.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code:
BOSNICK ROOFING INC (2915 68TH AVE W in TACOMA, WA; small business) : $20,151,778 in 157 contractsfrom 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Hospitals and Infirmaries, and moreby Army, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $4,506,065; 2001: $6,822,054; 2002: $3,384,489; 2003: $3,439,891; 2004: $1,142,703; 2005: $694,675; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,118,901 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings. Signed on 2001-04-16. Completion date: 2003-08-13.
$1,118,901 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2003-01-23.
$1,117,760, same as above.Signed on 2000-09-14. Completion date: 2003-01-10.
$753,850 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-03-29. Completion date: 2003-08-26.
TUTHILL CORPORATION (4401 S ORCHARD ST in TACOMA, WA; small business) 1000 employees, $0 revenue. : $2,893,791 in 106 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, and Track Components, Chain and Wire Rope, Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Navy Signed by year:2000: $479,729; 2001: $187,304; 2002: $781,501; 2003: $102,170; 2004: $527,120; 2005: $448,737; 2006: $293,190.
Biggest contracts:
$98,890 with Defense Logistics Agency for Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, and Track Components. Signed on 2002-03-29. Completion date: 2002-08-15.
$97,862 with Defense Logistics Agency for Chain and Wire Rope. Signed on 2002-04-19. Completion date: 2002-09-16.
$86,356, same as above.Signed on 2000-01-25. Completion date: 2000-07-03.
$86,080 with Defense Logistics Agency for Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, and Track Components. Signed on 2001-12-20. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
QUALITY DISCOUNT SUPS & SVCS (1211 REGENTS BLVD in FIRCREST, WA; small business) : $1,578,693 in 202 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies, Forging Machinery and Hammers, Drums and Cans, and moreby Department of Veterans Affairs, Navy, Air Force, Army, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $106,783; 2003: $265,354; 2004: $256,552; 2005: $466,184; 2006: $483,820.
Biggest contracts:
$275,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. Signed on 2006-06-14. Completion date: 2006-07-15.
$167,892 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2006-09-27. Completion date: 2007-07-27.
$51,837 with Navy for Forging Machinery and Hammers. Signed on 2003-04-24. Completion date: 2003-07-11.
$49,901 with Navy for Drums and Cans. Signed on 2005-08-26. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
NORTHWEST AUDIO & ACOUSTICS (6824 19TH ST WEST in TACOMA, SC; small business) : $779,129 in 3 contractsfrom 2000 to 2001
$508,201 with Navy for Technical Representation Services -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components. Signed on 2000-06-08. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$270,928, same as above.Signed on 2001-04-10. Completion date: 2001-03-31.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2001-04-10. Completion date: 2001-03-31.
BROADCAST SUPPLY WORLDWIDE (7012 27TH ST W in TACOMA, WA; small business) : $631,903 in 36 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne, Sound Recording and Reproducing Equipment, Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, and moreby Department of Defense, Army, Broadcasting Board of Governors, American Forces Information Service, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $99,319; 2002: $113,888; 2003: $78,607; 2004: $13,198; 2005: $43,321; 2006: $32,332.
Biggest contracts:
$224,864 with Department of Defense for Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne. Signed on 1999-12-06. Completion date: 2000-01-25.
$69,300 with Department of Defense for Sound Recording and Reproducing Equipment. Signed on 2001-03-23. Completion date: 2001-06-11.
$43,492 with Department of Defense for Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne. Signed on 2002-06-26. Completion date: 2002-07-31.
$39,131, same as above.Signed on 2002-06-26. Completion date: 2002-10-11.
MTH INC (2705 LOCUST AVE WEST in UNIVERSITY PLA, WA; small business) : $154,426 in 6 contractsfrom 2000 to 2001
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities by Air Force Signed by year:2000: $155,560; 2001: $-1,134; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$108,500 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2000-11-14. Completion date: 2001-03-30.
$45,201, same as above.Signed on 2000-08-01. Completion date: 2000-12-01.
$3,587, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-28. Completion date: 2001-08-08.
$2,537, same as above.Signed on 2000-09-22. Completion date: 1999-12-20.
VILLAGE AT WESTRIDGE (2602 WESTRIDGE AVE W in TACOMA, WA) : $124,227 in 5 contractsfrom 2000 to 2002
Contracts for Lodging - Hotel/Motel by Army Signed by year:2000: $100,800; 2001: $25,200; 2002: $-1,773; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$75,600 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2000-10-10. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
$25,200, same as above.Signed on 2001-04-26. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$25,200, same as above.Signed on 2000-08-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$-450, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-12. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
NATURAL SPIRIT INTERNATIONAL (7117 35TH ST W in TACOMA, WA; small business) : $120,208 in 7 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Other Education and Training Services by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $30,000; 2003: $30,000; 2004: $30,000; 2005: $30,000; 2006: $208.
Biggest contracts:
$30,000 with Army for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2005-12-08. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$30,000, same as above.Signed on 2004-11-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$30,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-30. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$30,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-10-29. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
COASTLINE GENERAL (9015 S 19TH ST W in TACOMA, WA; small business)
$54,547 with Army for Pontoons And Floating Docks. Signed on 2002-08-28. Completion date: 2002-11-24.
CROWN MEAT CO INC (2511 70TH AVE W in TACOMA, WA; small business) : $36,139 in 5 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Meat, Poultry, and Fish by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $4,341; 2005: $31,798; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$10,048 with Defense Commissary Agency for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Signed on 2005-07-01. Completion date: 2005-07-31.
$9,199, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-01. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$7,912, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$4,639, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: