Puyallup (Washington)

Pierce County

53-56695

Puyallup [ pjuæləp ] is a town in Pierce County in the U.S. state of Washington. The town is located about 8 km east of Tacoma. In the 2000 census had a population of 33,011 Puyallup. It is estimated for 2008 by the government of the state to 36,930. The place is named after the Indian tribe. In the village is the Lipoma Firs Golf Course.

Geography

Puyallups geographical coordinates are 47 ° 11 ' N, 122 ° 18' W47.185 - 122.29222222222 ( 47.184870, -122.292224 ).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.6 km ², of which 31.4 km ² of land and 0.2 km ² omitted ( = 1.65% ) in water, mainly the Puyallup River, the same the glaciers on Mount Rainier rises and opens in the port of Tacoma in the Puget Sound.

Population Development

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 33,011 Puyallup people. The population density was 1049.9 people per km ². There were 13,467 housing units at an average 428.3 per km ². The population consisted of Puyallups 87.88 % White, 1.50 % African American, 1.01% Native American, 3.27% Asian, 0.34 % Pacific Islander, 1.94 % reported other races to belong and 4.06 % from two or more races. 4.67 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Puyallups distributed to 18,870 households out of which 36.0% were living in children under 18 years. 49.7 % married couples living together, 11.7 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8 % were non-families. 26.9 % of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 9.5 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size is 3.08.

The city population was spread out with 27.3 % under the, 10.2% of 18-24 year olds, 30.8 % 25 -44- year-old, 20.8% 45-64 year olds and 10.9 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 90.9 males.

The median household income in Puyallup was 47 269 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 57 322 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 43 562 U.S. dollars, compared to 27 281 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in Puyallup was 22 401 U.S. dollars. 6.7% of the population and 4.7 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 7.2 % of minors and 6.5 % of those age 65 or over.