Parkland vs University Place

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

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

Parkland has the higher population (39,174 vs 34,850 in University Place). University Place has the higher median household income ($94,952 vs $71,829 in Parkland). University Place has the higher median home value ($578,100 vs $382,700 in Parkland).

Population, income & housing

	Parkland	University Place
Population	39,174	34,850
Median age	33.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,829	$94,952
Median home value	$382,700	$578,100
Median gross rent	$1,593	$1,664
Housing units	15,034	14,409
Homeownership rate	53.5%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parkland	University Place
Population	37,303 → 39,174 (+5.0%)	33,326 → 34,850 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$55,346 → $71,829 (+29.8%)	$71,697 → $94,952 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$223,400 → $382,700 (+71.3%)	$367,200 → $578,100 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,593 (+44.0%)	$1,198 → $1,664 (+38.9%)

Parkland

Population

37,30339,174

Median household income

$55,346$71,829

Median home value

$223,400$382,700

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,593

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)

	Parkland	University Place
Under 5	6.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	18.7%
18 to 24	12.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	17.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.1%
75 and over	5.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parkland	University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	47.9%	60.6%
Black or African American	12.8%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.3%
Asian	8.3%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.1%	0.8%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	11.4%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parkland	University Place
No high school diploma	9.7%	4.2%
High school graduate	37.2%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parkland	University Place
Drove alone	76.2%	70.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.4%
Public transit	2.0%	2.5%
Walked	4.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	7.0%	14.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parkland	University Place
1-unit, detached	54.5%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	18.3%	14.9%
20 or more units	9.5%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Parkland	University Place
Poverty rate	12.4%	8.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1980	1980