North Puyallup vs Purdy

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

North Puyallup and Purdy 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 1,222 in Purdy). Purdy has the higher median household income ($83,902 vs $81,063 in North Puyallup). North Puyallup has the higher median home value ($335,500 vs $265,800 in Purdy).

Population, income & housing

	North Puyallup	Purdy
Population	1,363	1,222
Median age	64.0 yrs	66.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,063	$83,902
Median home value	$335,500	$265,800
Median gross rent	$1,051	$2,577
Housing units	835	613
Homeownership rate	81.9%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Puyallup	Purdy
Population	1,930 → 1,363 (-29.4%)	1,439 → 1,222 (-15.1%)
Median household income	$56,114 → $81,063 (+44.5%)	$68,611 → $83,902 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$152,700 → $335,500 (+119.7%)	$215,800 → $265,800 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,008 → $1,051 (+4.3%)	$1,370 → $2,577 (+88.1%)

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

Purdy

Population

1,4391,222

Median household income

$68,611$83,902

Median home value

$215,800$265,800

Median gross rent

$1,370$2,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Puyallup	Purdy
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	2.3%	13.2%
18 to 24	3.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	4.5%
35 to 44	6.5%	3.2%
45 to 54	8.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	26.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	35.9%	38.6%
75 and over	4.5%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Puyallup	Purdy
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	79.6%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	18.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Puyallup	Purdy
No high school diploma	2.5%	4.6%
High school graduate	27.0%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Puyallup	Purdy
Drove alone	63.4%	72.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	4.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.5%	20.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Puyallup	Purdy
1-unit, detached	56.3%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	23.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	29.2%

Poverty & households

	North Puyallup	Purdy
Poverty rate	3.5%	0.5%
Average household size	1.71	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1961	1993