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University Place, WA vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup is 0% more densely populated than University Place.
- People are 11.2% less likely to be married in Puyallup.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years younger in Puyallup.
 University Place, WAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock42,366329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201031,108  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,011285,036,114
 Population - 199027,701  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock29.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,996.493.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 University Place, WAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 University Place, WAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 White63.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.7%12.2%
 Asian10.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 University Place, WAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Married Population54.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.542.60
 Households13,562  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,18180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,802  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  More

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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