South Hill

Population & Demographics

South Hill, WA

South Hill is home to 68,025 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,063 resident workers commute each day.

WashingtonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
68,025
people
Population

68,025 residents

Median age 35.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

South Hill population & demographics

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

Population
68,025
Median age
35.3yrs
Median household income
$113,130
Median home value
$543,600
Median gross rent
$2,088/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
32.9%
Poverty rate
7.2%

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 South Hill

How South Hill 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).

White59.9%
Two or more races11.4%
Hispanic or Latino11.3%
Black7.7%
Asian7.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.4%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%

Race across South Hill

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 South Hill.

South Hill at a glance
Employed Residents
30,063
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
4.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Tacoma
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for South Hill 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 South Hill 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

33 / 100

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

South Hill

30,063 commutes, one dot at a time

South Hill

Where 30,063 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Tacoma11.8 mi4,092
2Puyallup4.6 mi3,170
3Seattle35.1 mi2,902
4Kent18.9 mi1,435
5Auburn13.2 mi1,363
6South Hill0.0 mi1,205
7Lakewood11.6 mi1,127
8Sumner6.7 mi939

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into South Hill.

1South Hill0.0 mi1,205
2Tacoma11.8 mi783
3Graham4.6 mi501
4Puyallup4.6 mi421
5Frederickson3.5 mi313
6Spanaway6.4 mi290
7Federal Way13.7 mi237
8Auburn13.2 mi219

Top industries

The sectors that employ South Hill’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%)
RTRetail Trade24.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services17.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.3%
COConstruction7.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.5%
FIFinance and Insurance2.4%
Connectivity

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