Fife Heights

Population: 1,508
Median household income: $135,156
Median home value: $602,700

Fife Heights is a community in Pierce County, Washington, home to 1,508 residents. At $135,156, its median household income sits above Pierce County's $96,632.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fife Heights's population declined 36.3% from 2,368 to 1,508, while its median home value rose 47.7% from $408,100 to $602,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 70.2% of the population. 73.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,508
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $135,156
Median home value: $602,700
Median gross rent: $2,659
Housing units: 511
Homeownership rate: 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3681,508

Median household income

$113,241$135,156

Median home value

$408,100$602,700

Median gross rent

$1,598$2,659

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,368	$113,241	$408,100	$1,598
2020	1,919	$113,365	$417,900	$1,843
2021	1,833	$119,483	$441,300	$2,077
2022	1,573	$128,788	$549,800	$2,600
2023	1,508	$135,156	$602,700	$2,659

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	3.8%
5 to 17	371	24.6%
18 to 24	122	8.1%
25 to 34	230	15.3%
35 to 44	191	12.7%
45 to 54	254	16.8%
55 to 64	126	8.4%
65 to 74	92	6.1%
75 and over	64	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,059	70.2%
Black or African American	98	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	1.0%
Asian	114	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	160	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	4.0%
High school graduate	233	24.3%
Some college or associate's	389	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	206	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	91	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	572	73.3%
Carpooled	43	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	150	19.2%
Other means	6	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	176	27.9%
15 to 29 min	216	34.3%
30 to 44 min	148	23.5%
45 to 59 min	65	10.3%
60+ min	25	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 2.8% (42 of 1,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	402	80.2%
Nonfamily households	99	19.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	501	98.0%
Vacant	10	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	478	95.4%
Renter-occupied	23	4.6%

1-unit, detached93.0%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	475	93.0%
1-unit, attached	4	0.8%
2 to 4 units	32	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5323830
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.2607, -122.3460