Puyallup vs University Place

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

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

Puyallup has the higher population (42,642 vs 34,850 in University Place). Puyallup has the higher median household income ($95,639 vs $94,952 in University Place). University Place has the higher median home value ($578,100 vs $507,000 in Puyallup).

Population, income & housing

	Puyallup	University Place
Population	42,642	34,850
Median age	37.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$95,639	$94,952
Median home value	$507,000	$578,100
Median gross rent	$1,750	$1,664
Housing units	17,537	14,409
Homeownership rate	51.3%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Puyallup	University Place
Population	40,991 → 42,642 (+4.0%)	33,326 → 34,850 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$73,248 → $95,639 (+30.6%)	$71,697 → $94,952 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$329,000 → $507,000 (+54.1%)	$367,200 → $578,100 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,288 → $1,750 (+35.9%)	$1,198 → $1,664 (+38.9%)

Puyallup

Population

40,99142,642

Median household income

$73,248$95,639

Median home value

$329,000$507,000

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,750

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)

	Puyallup	University Place
Under 5	6.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.7%	18.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	17.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.1%
75 and over	7.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Puyallup	University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	60.6%
Black or African American	4.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	6.1%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.8%
Some other race	0.9%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.9%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Puyallup	University Place
No high school diploma	6.6%	4.2%
High school graduate	28.6%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Puyallup	University Place
Drove alone	75.5%	70.7%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.4%
Public transit	2.2%	2.5%
Walked	1.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	10.7%	14.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Puyallup	University Place
1-unit, detached	55.2%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	14.9%
20 or more units	11.7%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Puyallup	University Place
Poverty rate	7.5%	8.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1986	1980