Summit

Population: 8,885
Median household income: $107,977
Median home value: $480,000

Summit is a community in Pierce County, Washington, home to 8,885 residents. At $107,977, its median household income sits above Pierce County's $96,632.

Between 2019 and 2023, Summit's population held roughly steady from 8,946 to 8,885, while its median home value rose 60.4% from $299,300 to $480,000.

21.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,885
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $107,977
Median home value: $480,000
Median gross rent: $1,460
Housing units: 3,630
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9468,885

Median household income

$77,247$107,977

Median home value

$299,300$480,000

Median gross rent

$1,243$1,460

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,946	$77,247	$299,300	$1,243
2020	8,993	$80,931	$325,600	$1,244
2021	8,897	$92,837	$347,700	$1,340
2022	8,819	$101,157	$447,800	$1,505
2023	8,885	$107,977	$480,000	$1,460

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	377	4.2%
5 to 17	1,622	18.3%
18 to 24	550	6.2%
25 to 34	887	10.0%
35 to 44	1,292	14.5%
45 to 54	1,062	12.0%
55 to 64	1,337	15.0%
65 to 74	1,044	11.8%
75 and over	714	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,914	77.8%
Black or African American	132	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	0.7%
Asian	119	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	0.4%
Some other race	99	1.1%
Two or more races	502	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,019	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	510	8.0%
High school graduate	2,015	31.8%
Some college or associate's	2,476	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	931	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	404	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,126	74.9%
Carpooled	558	13.4%
Public transit	82	2.0%
Walked	30	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	277	6.6%
Other means	103	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	647	16.6%
15 to 29 min	1,956	50.2%
30 to 44 min	573	14.7%
45 to 59 min	360	9.2%
60+ min	363	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 7.0% (623 of 8,872)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,357	68.6%
Nonfamily households	1,080	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,437	94.7%
Vacant	193	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,713	78.9%
Renter-occupied	724	21.1%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,752	75.8%
1-unit, attached	100	2.8%
2 to 4 units	259	7.1%
5 to 19 units	73	2.0%
20 or more units	52	1.4%
Mobile home & other	394	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5368365
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.1694, -122.3636