PLU's Living Circumstances

Franklin Pierce School District Overview

Pacific Lutheran University located in Franklin Pierce School District area. A total of 19,518 households are located in Franklin Pierce School District area. Among them, 6,381 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.24 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 15,300 and 13,064 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7.08% (3,695) of residents are non-citizens and 20.33% (10,607) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Franklin Pierce School District, Washington
Household	19,518
Population	52,162
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,381 (32.69%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,300
Total Students	13,064
Pre-Kindergarten	291
Kindergarten	597
Grade 1-8	5,169
Grade 9-12	2,772
College/Graduate School	4,235
Veterans	41,448
Non-citizen	3,695
Non-English Home Language	10,607
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

43,031 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,310 people are in labor force. Among them, 26,956 people are in civilian labor force and 354 are in armed labor force. 25,100 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Franklin Pierce School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,912	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	19,201	77.08%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,823	11.33%
Public transportation	881	3.54%
Walked	730	2.93%
Other method	376	1.51%
Worked from home	901	3.62%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,100	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,857	27.32%
Service	5,563	22.16%
Sales and office	5,391	21.48%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,147	12.54%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,142	16.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,100	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	230	0.92%
Construction	2,335	9.30%
Manufacturing	2,374	9.46%
Wholesale trade	891	3.55%
Retail trade	3,366	13.41%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,652	6.58%
Information	306	1.22%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	906	3.61%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,437	9.71%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,692	22.68%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,366	9.43%
Other services, except public administration	1,209	4.82%
Public administration	1,336	5.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,100	-
Private wage and salary workers	20,081	80.00%
Government workers	4,159	16.57%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	767	3.06%
Unpaid family workers	93	0.37%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $69,773 for the 19,518 households in Franklin Pierce School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $31,768. 48,060 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.03%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,518	-
Less than $10,000	1,148	5.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	902	4.62%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,542	7.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,558	7.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,912	14.92%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,373	22.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,084	15.80%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,660	13.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	907	4.65%
More than $200,000	432	2.21%
Median Household Income	$59,392	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$69,773	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	12,508	-
Less than $10,000	478	3.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	385	3.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	706	5.64%
$25,000 - $34,999	864	6.91%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,773	14.17%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,828	22.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,364	18.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,029	16.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	682	5.45%
More than $200,000	399	3.19%

Median Family Income	$65,463	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$78,453	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,768	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,777	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,777	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	53,383	-
With health insurance coverage	48,060	90.03%
Public coverage	22,504	42.16%
Private health insurance	32,744	61.34%
Without health insurance coverage	5,323	9.97%

Housing

There are 20,819 housing units in Franklin Pierce School District area, Washington with 19,518 units (93.75%) occupied. 10,959 houses (56.15%) are occupied by owner and 8,559 houses (43.85%) are rented. The average housing value is $233,700 and the average rental cost is $1,133. 512 houses (2.46%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,887 houses (13.87%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,819	-
Occupied	19,518	93.75%
Owner Occupied	10,959	56.15%
Renter Occupied	8,559	43.85%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,952	57.41%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	933	4.48%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,185	29.71%
Mobile Homes	1,743	8.37%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	6	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,819	-
Built 2014 or later	512	2.46%
Built 2010 - 2013	380	1.83%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,049	14.65%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,202	20.18%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,475	11.89%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,809	13.49%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,433	11.69%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,072	9.95%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,887	13.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,819	-
1 room	573	2.75%
2 rooms	241	1.16%
3 rooms	1,594	7.66%
4 rooms	4,533	21.77%
5 rooms	4,799	23.05%
6 rooms	3,668	17.62%
7 rooms	2,268	10.89%
8 rooms	1,633	7.84%
9 rooms or more	1,510	7.25%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,819	-
no bedroom	603	2.90%
1 bedroom	1,954	9.39%
2 bedrooms	6,113	29.36%
3 bedrooms	8,831	42.42%
4 bedrooms	2,631	12.64%
5 bedrooms or more	687	3.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,959	-
Less than $50,000	813	7.42%
$50,000 - $99,999	261	2.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,015	9.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,811	16.53%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,074	37.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,504	22.85%
$500,000 - $999,999	399	3.64%
$1,000,000 or more	82	0.75%
Median House Value	$233,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,358	-
Less than $500	316	3.78%
$500 - $999	2,536	30.34%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,978	47.60%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,263	15.11%
$2,000 - $2,499	231	2.76%
$2,500 - $2,999	34	0.41%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,133	-

Demographic

A total of 53,760 people lives in Franklin Pierce School District area, Washington with 26,625 male and 27,135 female. The males to female ratio is 49.53 to 50.47. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	53,760	-
Male	26,625	49.53%
Female	27,135	50.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	53,760	-
Under 5 years	3,529	6.56%
5 - 9 years	3,224	6.00%
10 - 14 years	3,228	6.00%
15 - 19 years	4,012	7.46%
20 - 24 years	4,736	8.81%
25 - 34 years	8,159	15.18%
35 - 44 years	6,700	12.46%
45 - 54 years	6,949	12.93%
55 - 59 years	3,176	5.91%
60 - 64 years	3,218	5.99%
65 - 74 years	3,991	7.42%
75 - 84 years	2,184	4.06%
85 years and older	654	1.22%
Median Age	35.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	53,760	-
One Race	48,942	91.04%
White	34,625	64.41%
Black or African American	5,350	9.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native	645	1.20%
Asian	3,791	7.05%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,171	2.18%
Other	3,360	6.25%

Two or more races	4,818	8.96%
White and Black or African American	1,548	2.88%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	673	1.25%
White and Asian	1,078	2.01%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	64	0.12%