Population 247,044
State Washington
Current Time
Area 4,295.40 mi²
Zip Codes 98901-98904, 98907-98909, 98930, 98942, 98944, 98948
Per capita income $19,610

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 88.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 22.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,425,601
Total number of firms, 2007 12,963
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.8 %
Population, 2013 estimate 247,044
Households, 2008-2012 79,478
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 9,127
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $19,610
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 39.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 62,612
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 19.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 4,295.40 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 243,231
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $157,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,686,079
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 4,583
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 47.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $44,256
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 30.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$245,645
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 14,617
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 71.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 8.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 17.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 3.00
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 12.5 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 84.1 %
Population, 2010 243,231
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 17.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 56.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 45.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 62.9 %
Housing units, 2013 85,896
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,442
Building permits, 2012 471
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 5.9 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %