Roy

Population: 798
Median household income: $88,500
Median home value: $418,800

Located in Pierce County, Washington, Roy is a community with a population of 798. At $88,500, its median household income sits below Pierce County's $96,632.

From 2019 to 2023, Roy's population grew 2.4% from 779 to 798, while its median home value rose 79.7% from $233,100 to $418,800.

17.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 798
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $88,500
Median home value: $418,800
Median gross rent: $1,594
Housing units: 303
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

779798

Median household income

$50,438$88,500

Median home value

$233,100$418,800

Median gross rent

$998$1,594

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	779	$50,438	$233,100	$998
2020	814	$63,409	$242,800	$1,375
2021	910	$77,667	$301,100	$1,417
2022	920	$82,120	$364,400	$1,250
2023	798	$88,500	$418,800	$1,594

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

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3421.4%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	9.8%
5 to 17	109	13.7%
18 to 24	56	7.0%
25 to 34	171	21.4%
35 to 44	76	9.5%
45 to 54	100	12.5%
55 to 64	87	10.9%
65 to 74	92	11.5%
75 and over	29	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	644	80.7%
Black or African American	15	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	9	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	93	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's45.4%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	6.1%
High school graduate	170	30.6%
Some college or associate's	252	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	65	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	34	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit2.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	257	79.8%
Carpooled	36	11.2%
Public transit	8	2.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	4.7%
Other means	6	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	1.0%
15 to 29 min	61	19.9%
30 to 44 min	110	35.8%
45 to 59 min	85	27.7%
60+ min	48	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 6.4% (51 of 798)

	Count	Share
Family households	210	76.1%
Nonfamily households	66	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	276	91.1%
Vacant	27	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	225	81.5%
Renter-occupied	51	18.5%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	228	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	17.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5360160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.9899, -122.5410

Roy