Frederickson vs University Place

A side-by-side comparison of Frederickson and University Place: population, income, housing, and more.

Frederickson and University Place are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University Place has the higher population (34,850 vs 24,219 in Frederickson). Frederickson has the higher median household income ($107,241 vs $94,952 in University Place). University Place has the higher median home value ($578,100 vs $455,900 in Frederickson).

Population, income & housing

	Frederickson	University Place
Population	24,219	34,850
Median age	33.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$107,241	$94,952
Median home value	$455,900	$578,100
Median gross rent	$2,429	$1,664
Housing units	8,272	14,409
Homeownership rate	75.0%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frederickson	University Place
Population	22,994 → 24,219 (+5.3%)	33,326 → 34,850 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$89,012 → $107,241 (+20.5%)	$71,697 → $94,952 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$272,400 → $455,900 (+67.4%)	$367,200 → $578,100 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,674 → $2,429 (+45.1%)	$1,198 → $1,664 (+38.9%)

Frederickson

Population

22,99424,219

Median household income

$89,012$107,241

Median home value

$272,400$455,900

Median gross rent

$1,674$2,429

University Place

Population

33,32634,850

Median household income

$71,697$94,952

Median home value

$367,200$578,100

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Frederickson	University Place
Under 5	8.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	21.2%	18.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	16.2%	11.7%
35 to 44	16.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.3%	10.1%
75 and over	3.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frederickson	University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	60.6%
Black or African American	9.3%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.3%
Asian	4.8%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.9%	0.8%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	10.6%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frederickson	University Place
No high school diploma	11.5%	4.2%
High school graduate	29.1%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frederickson	University Place
Drove alone	73.2%	70.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.4%
Public transit	2.7%	2.5%
Walked	1.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	10.6%	14.9%
Other means	1.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frederickson	University Place
1-unit, detached	73.1%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	14.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Frederickson	University Place
Poverty rate	4.9%	8.6%
Average household size	3.12	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	2003	1980