Puyallup.
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12 tracts·53K people·$552K median·3,680/mi²
White 69 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 9 · Asian 6 · Black 4 · Other 2
Married couple 46 · Other 29 · Living alone 25
Health 41 · Retail 26 · Professional 10 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 15 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 13 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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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 Puyallup is $551,800 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Puyallup has 42,746 residents across 10 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 69.0% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Multiracial, 5.6% Asian, 3.7% Black and 1.6% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 29.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.0% (Census ACS).
Fruitland Elementary (65%), Shaw Road Elementary (60%) and Spinning Elementary (57%) lead the elementary schools; Kalles Junior High (53%), Ferrucci Jr High (47%) and Aylen Jr High (44%) lead the middle schools; Puyallup High School is the high school with reported scores (55%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,812/month, 15% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Puyallup is $97,826 a year, 14% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Puyallup, median rent is $1,812/month and the median home value is $551,800 (Census ACS).
Puyallup reported 4.0 violent crimes and 53.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 75°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 103 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Puyallup are volcanic activity (94), earthquake (94) and heat wave (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.61g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Puyallup, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).