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People QuickFacts |
Pierce County |
Washington |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
785,639 | 6,549,224 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
12.1% | 11.1% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
700,819 | 5,894,143 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.9% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
24.9% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
10.7% | 12.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.2% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
79.8% | 84.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
7.3% | 3.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.6% | 1.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
5.8% | 6.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.0% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
4.6% | 3.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
7.8% | 9.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
73.5% | 75.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
46.9% | 48.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
8.1% | 10.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
11.8% | 14.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.9% | 87.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
20.6% | 27.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
123,624 | 981,007 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
28.4 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
321,361 | 2,791,597 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
63.5% | 64.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.6% | 25.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$149,600 | $168,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
260,800 | 2,271,398 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.60 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$55,680 | $55,628 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,948 | $22,973 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
11.1% | 11.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Pierce County |
Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
17,913 | 184,5421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
247,205 | 2,501,6841 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
18.7% | 10.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
41,162 | 412,651 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
46,396 | 467,290 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.2% | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.5% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.3% | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.7% | 2.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.7% | 29.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,894,596 | 79,313,884 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,492,879 | 84,634,499 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
7,089,770 | 65,262,333 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,694 | $10,757 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
782,231 | 8,642,681 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
2,350 | 28,919 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
5,719,124 | 56,435,5501 |
