Elk Plain

Population: 13,863
Median household income: $101,250
Median home value: $440,300

Located in Pierce County, Washington, Elk Plain is a community with a population of 13,863. At $101,250, its median household income sits above Pierce County's $96,632.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elk Plain's population declined 8.6% from 15,167 to 13,863, while its median home value rose 92.5% from $228,700 to $440,300.

85.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,863
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $101,250
Median home value: $440,300
Median gross rent: $1,908
Housing units: 5,048
Homeownership rate: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,16713,863

Median household income

$70,041$101,250

Median home value

$228,700$440,300

Median gross rent

$1,360$1,908

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,167	$70,041	$228,700	$1,360
2020	15,192	$77,116	$276,400	$1,533
2021	15,157	$91,063	$311,200	$1,634
2022	14,224	$97,754	$399,900	$1,774
2023	13,863	$101,250	$440,300	$1,908

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	666	4.8%
5 to 17	2,475	17.9%
18 to 24	763	5.5%
25 to 34	2,215	16.0%
35 to 44	1,756	12.7%
45 to 54	1,767	12.7%
55 to 64	2,264	16.3%
65 to 74	1,250	9.0%
75 and over	707	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,568	69.0%
Black or African American	554	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	170	1.2%
Asian	638	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	204	1.5%
Some other race	109	0.8%
Two or more races	1,141	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,479	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	692	6.9%
High school graduate	3,830	38.5%
Some college or associate's	3,744	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,376	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	317	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,706	81.7%
Carpooled	609	8.7%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	11	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	606	8.7%
Other means	45	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	821	12.9%
15 to 29 min	1,462	22.9%
30 to 44 min	2,073	32.5%
45 to 59 min	1,111	17.4%
60+ min	911	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 6.8% (938 of 13,849)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,711	77.1%
Nonfamily households	1,102	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,813	95.3%
Vacant	235	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,037	83.9%
Renter-occupied	776	16.1%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,334	85.9%
1-unit, attached	85	1.7%
2 to 4 units	34	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	8	0.2%
Mobile home & other	587	11.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5321205
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 47.0419, -122.3657