King County vs. Pierce County

King County (WA)Pierce County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)2,233,163891,299
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.6%12.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,931,292795,217
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,931,249795,225
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.3%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%13.8%
Female persons, percent49.8%50.3%
White alone, percent66.9%74.8%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.8%
Asian alone, percent19.2%6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.8%1.7%
Two or More Races, percent5.1%7.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.8%11.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.9%66.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018104,24386,159
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.5%9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)952,569351,048
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.1%61.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$493,500$277,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,372$1,809
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$777$603
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,494$1,186
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.2%24.2%
Building permits, 201818,4605,449
Households, 2014-2018865,627317,699
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.0%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201827.2%14.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.9%92.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.2%85.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.4%26.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.8%62.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.8%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,223,7681,362,981
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)17,719,2205,369,260
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)42,092,4627,705,621
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)61,598,15710,114,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$30,685$12,461
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.632.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$89,418$67,868
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,298$32,874
Persons in poverty, percent9.2%8.7%
Total employer establishments, 201769,27918,088
Total employment, 20171,215,664257,082
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)96,513,57912,160,303
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017178,86846,284
All firms, 2012201,40450,503
Men-owned firms, 2012100,91223,389
Women-owned firms, 201271,00518,469
Minority-owned firms, 201245,5089,316
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012145,72638,961
Veteran-owned firms, 201215,0165,147
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012175,95142,005
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200710.9%7.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.0%29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010912.9476.3
Land area in square miles, 20102,115.571,669.51

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between King county (WA) and Pierce county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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