Puyallup

Population & Demographics

Puyallup, WA

Puyallup is home to 42,746 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,570 resident workers commute each day.

WashingtonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
42,746
people
Population

42,746 residents

Median age 36.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Puyallup population & demographics

Who lives in Puyallup — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
42,746
Median age
36.5yrs
Median household income
$97,826
Median home value
$551,800
Median gross rent
$1,812/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.4%
Poverty rate
7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Puyallup

How Puyallup breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White69.0%
Hispanic or Latino11.2%
Two or more races8.8%
Asian5.6%
Black3.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%

Race across Puyallup

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Puyallup.

Puyallup at a glance
Employed Residents
21,570
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Tacoma
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Puyallup proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Puyallup commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

40 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Puyallup

21,570 commutes, one dot at a time

Puyallup

Where 21,570 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Puyallup, by worker count.

1Tacoma8.8 mi2,941
2Puyallup0.0 mi2,477
3Seattle30.5 mi2,380
4Kent14.4 mi1,081
5Auburn8.9 mi1,011
6Sumner3.1 mi798
7Renton21.1 mi677
8Lakewood11.1 mi645

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Puyallup.

1South Hill4.6 mi3,170
2Tacoma8.8 mi2,979
3Puyallup0.0 mi2,477
4Graham9.2 mi1,051
5Federal Way9.1 mi796
6Lakewood11.1 mi778
7Frederickson6.9 mi750
8Parkland7.4 mi740

Top industries

The sectors that employ Puyallup’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.0%
RTRetail Trade18.6%
EDEducational Services13.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.3%
TRTransportation and Warehousing8.4%
COConstruction6.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.0%
MFManufacturing2.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Puyallup

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps76%
8 Gbps76%
See all internet providers in Puyallup

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