Graham vs University Place

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

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

Graham has the higher population (35,090 vs 34,850 in University Place). Graham has the higher median household income ($115,501 vs $94,952 in University Place). University Place has the higher median home value ($578,100 vs $472,800 in Graham).

Population, income & housing

	Graham	University Place
Population	35,090	34,850
Median age	35.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$115,501	$94,952
Median home value	$472,800	$578,100
Median gross rent	$2,172	$1,664
Housing units	11,352	14,409
Homeownership rate	81.8%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graham	University Place
Population	28,976 → 35,090 (+21.1%)	33,326 → 34,850 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$86,943 → $115,501 (+32.8%)	$71,697 → $94,952 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$288,000 → $472,800 (+64.2%)	$367,200 → $578,100 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,641 → $2,172 (+32.4%)	$1,198 → $1,664 (+38.9%)

Graham

Population

28,97635,090

Median household income

$86,943$115,501

Median home value

$288,000$472,800

Median gross rent

$1,641$2,172

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)

	Graham	University Place
Under 5	7.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.0%	18.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.7%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.4%	10.1%
75 and over	4.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graham	University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	60.6%
Black or African American	4.3%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	3.9%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.7%	0.8%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	9.5%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graham	University Place
No high school diploma	7.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	30.0%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graham	University Place
Drove alone	77.1%	70.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	8.4%
Public transit	1.5%	2.5%
Walked	0.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	10.5%	14.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graham	University Place
1-unit, detached	81.9%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	14.9%
20 or more units	0.8%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Graham	University Place
Poverty rate	6.2%	8.6%
Average household size	3.24	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	43	28
Median year structure built	2000	1980