Anderson Island vs North Puyallup

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson Island and North Puyallup: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson Island and North Puyallup are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Puyallup has the higher population (1,363 vs 1,341 in Anderson Island). North Puyallup has the higher median household income ($81,063 vs $72,074 in Anderson Island). Anderson Island has the higher median home value ($477,600 vs $335,500 in North Puyallup).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson Island	North Puyallup
Population	1,341	1,363
Median age	61.3 yrs	64.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,074	$81,063
Median home value	$477,600	$335,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,051
Housing units	977	835
Homeownership rate	98.7%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson Island	North Puyallup
Population	1,181 → 1,341 (+13.5%)	1,930 → 1,363 (-29.4%)
Median household income	$80,078 → $72,074 (-10.0%)	$56,114 → $81,063 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$273,400 → $477,600 (+74.7%)	$152,700 → $335,500 (+119.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $1,278 (+9.6%)	$1,008 → $1,051 (+4.3%)

Anderson Island

Population

1,1811,341

Median household income

$80,078$72,074

Median home value

$273,400$477,600

Median gross rent

$1,166$1,278

North Puyallup

Population

1,9301,363

Median household income

$56,114$81,063

Median home value

$152,700$335,500

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,051

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson Island	North Puyallup
Under 5	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	2.3%
18 to 24	2.8%	3.3%
25 to 34	3.5%	10.6%
35 to 44	1.5%	6.5%
45 to 54	22.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	34.3%	26.4%
65 to 74	26.3%	35.9%
75 and over	9.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson Island	North Puyallup
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	58.0%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.8%
Asian	1.1%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	18.0%
Two or more races	15.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson Island	North Puyallup
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	1.7%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	63.8%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson Island	North Puyallup
Drove alone	66.8%	63.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.2%
Worked from home	26.6%	27.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson Island	North Puyallup
1-unit, detached	93.6%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	23.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Anderson Island	North Puyallup
Poverty rate	26.8%	3.5%
Average household size	1.79	1.71
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1992	1961