University Place is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 30,120 people and four constituent neighborhoods, University Place is the 31st largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, University Place is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, University Place is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in University Place who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.75%), sales jobs (11.49%), and management occupations (9.82%).

Also of interest is that University Place has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of University Place are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

University Place Information and Demographics

The population of University Place is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 33.86% of adults in University Place have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in University Place in 2000 was $25,544, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,176 for a family of four.

University Place is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call University Place home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in University Place is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in University Place include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, Swedish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in University Place is English. Some people also speak Korean.