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Washington·Pierce County
2 tracts·10K people·$493K median·3,768/mi²
White 77 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 3 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 62 · Other 23 · Living alone 14
Health 33 · Professional 31 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 10 · Retail 6 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Sales · office 22 · Service 21 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 14 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Orting is $493,100 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Orting has 8,978 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.1; the population is 77.5% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% Multiracial, 3.2% Asian, 1.5% Black and 1.2% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 24.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.4% (Census ACS).
Orting Elementary School (40%) and Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School (36%) lead the elementary schools; Orting Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (33%); Orting High School is the high school with reported scores (42%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,284/month, 45% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Orting is $132,877 a year, 54% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Orting, median rent is $2,284/month and the median home value is $493,100 (Census ACS).
Orting reported 1.5 violent crimes and 7.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 75°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 100 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Orting are volcanic activity (100), earthquake (94) and cold wave (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.56g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Orting, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).