Lake Tapps

Population: 12,360
Median household income: $145,250
Median home value: $693,300

Lake Tapps, a community in Pierce County, Washington, has 12,360 residents. At $145,250, its median household income sits above Pierce County's $96,632.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Tapps's population declined 3.7% from 12,838 to 12,360, while its median home value rose 60.9% from $431,000 to $693,300.

41.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 90.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,360
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $145,250
Median home value: $693,300
Median gross rent: $2,004
Housing units: 4,695
Homeownership rate: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,83812,360

Median household income

$116,942$145,250

Median home value

$431,000$693,300

Median gross rent

$1,526$2,004

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,838	$116,942	$431,000	$1,526
2020	12,129	$115,504	$475,200	$1,482
2021	12,570	$119,626	$505,600	$1,732
2022	12,196	$132,850	$638,600	$1,769
2023	12,360	$145,250	$693,300	$2,004

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	579	4.7%
5 to 17	2,440	19.7%
18 to 24	924	7.5%
25 to 34	894	7.2%
35 to 44	1,762	14.3%
45 to 54	2,016	16.3%
55 to 64	1,691	13.7%
65 to 74	1,597	12.9%
75 and over	457	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,191	82.5%
Black or African American	38	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.3%
Asian	515	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.3%
Some other race	34	0.3%
Two or more races	584	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	928	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate18.4%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	355	4.2%
High school graduate	1,548	18.4%
Some college or associate's	3,031	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,303	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,180	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit2.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,195	71.1%
Carpooled	455	7.7%
Public transit	156	2.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,041	17.7%
Other means	51	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	516	10.6%
15 to 29 min	1,608	33.1%
30 to 44 min	1,131	23.3%
45 to 59 min	615	12.7%
60+ min	987	20.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 5.0% (621 of 12,351)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,338	75.0%
Nonfamily households	1,114	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,452	94.8%
Vacant	243	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,037	90.7%
Renter-occupied	415	9.3%

1-unit, detached87.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,123	87.8%
1-unit, attached	107	2.3%
2 to 4 units	30	0.6%
5 to 19 units	25	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	410	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5337920
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.74 sq mi
Center point: 47.2307, -122.1712