Compare Pierce County, WA vs Seattle Metro Area, WA vs Washington State (WA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Pierce County, WA County |
Seattle Metro Area, WA Metro Area |
Washington State (WA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 930,319 | 4,061,920 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,806 | $2,000 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1986 | 1985 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Household income | $99,564 | $115,177 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $47,648 | $63,994 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.8% | 47.3% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 930,319 | 4,061,920 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 635,580 | 2,890,014 | 5,484,391 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 351,330 | 1,608,596 | 3,064,820 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $99,564 | $115,177 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $47,648 | $63,994 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.8% | 47.3% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,806 | $2,000 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1986 | 1985 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 35.3% | 40% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 64.7% | 60% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 64% | 58.8% | 65.8% | 61% |
| Black | 7.4% | 6.2% | 4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 6.9% | 16.1% | 9.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 15.2% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.8% | 11.7% | 14.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 87.2% | 88.3% | 85.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 86.1% | 76% | 80.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 31.0 min | 29.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 13.9% | 24% | 19.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 30.3% | 24.2% | 27.5% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 26.3% | 18.5% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.5% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 30.9% | 47.2% | 39.6% | 35.7% |