North Puyallup vs South Creek

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

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

South Creek has the higher population (1,885 vs 1,363 in North Puyallup). South Creek has the higher median household income ($81,826 vs $81,063 in North Puyallup). South Creek has the higher median home value ($548,800 vs $335,500 in North Puyallup).

Population, income & housing

	North Puyallup	South Creek
Population	1,363	1,885
Median age	64.0 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$81,063	$81,826
Median home value	$335,500	$548,800
Median gross rent	$1,051	—
Housing units	835	962
Homeownership rate	81.9%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Puyallup	South Creek
Population	1,930 → 1,363 (-29.4%)	2,636 → 1,885 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$56,114 → $81,063 (+44.5%)	$52,095 → $81,826 (+57.1%)
Median home value	$152,700 → $335,500 (+119.7%)	$228,400 → $548,800 (+140.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,008 → $1,051 (+4.3%)	$1,606 → $870 (-45.8%)

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

South Creek

Population

2,6361,885

Median household income

$52,095$81,826

Median home value

$228,400$548,800

Median gross rent

$1,606$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Puyallup	South Creek
Under 5	2.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	2.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	5.3%
35 to 44	6.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	26.4%	28.3%
65 to 74	35.9%	15.9%
75 and over	4.5%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Puyallup	South Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	66.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	3.0%
Asian	7.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	18.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	20.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Puyallup	South Creek
No high school diploma	2.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	27.0%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Puyallup	South Creek
Drove alone	63.4%	92.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Puyallup	South Creek
1-unit, detached	56.3%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	23.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	North Puyallup	South Creek
Poverty rate	3.5%	17.1%
Average household size	1.71	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	54
Median year structure built	1961	1987