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Pierce County, Washington

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Overview for Pierce County, WA
Part of: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia WA, Combined Statistical Area
Part of: Tacoma WA, Metropolitan Division
 
Map of Pierce County Pierce County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 1,678.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 449.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 70.0%. On the 2000 census form, 94.9% of the population reported only one race, with 7.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 5.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.60 persons compared to an average family size of 3.10 persons.

In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $38,738. Per capita income grew by 20.3% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 753,787 Covered Employment 257,642
   Growth (%) since 1990 28.6%    Average wage per job $36,255
Households (2000) 260,800 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County D
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 373,312    Average wage per job D
Unemployment Rate (2005) 5.9 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $31,206    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $48,143 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 10.7    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 86.9 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 3.6%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 20.6    Average wage per job $62,952

  

 
 

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