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Most Expensive University Place Neighborhoods
| NAME | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Peach Acres |
| 2 | Cirque Dr / Orchard St |
| 3 | 40th St / Bridgeport W... |
| 4 | Pioneer |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR University Place NEIGHBORHOODS Peach Acres, Pioneer, 40th St / Bridgeport Way, Cirque Dr / Orchard St
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR University Place, WA Fox Island, Gig Harbor, Lacey, Lakebay, Lakewood, Parkland, Puyallup, Steilacoom, Tacoma, Vashon
POPULATION
30,120
| UNIVERSITY PLACE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 30,120 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 12,707 |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 55.51% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 40.31% |
| % VACANT | 4.18% |
| TYPE OF UNIVERSITY PLACE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 56.28% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 5.05% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 11.08% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 26.71% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.83% |
| OTHER | 0.05% |
| SIZE OF UNIVERSITY PLACE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.08% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 14.88% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 29.34% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 32.32% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 17.30% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 4.08% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 8.03% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 59.31% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 29.88% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 2.78% |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $374,611 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,052 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$107,000 | 1.24% |
| $107,001-$216,000 | 6.29% |
| $216,001-$431,000 | 58.73% |
| $431,001-$647,000 | 24.27% |
| $647,001-$863,000 | 5.50% |
| $863,001-$1,079,000 | 1.64% |
| $1,079,001-$1,618,000 | 1.43% |
| $1,618,001-$2,157,000 | 0.28% |
| > $2,157,000 | 0.62% |
| PEOPLE OF University Place | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.22% |
| 5 TO 17 | 19.78% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.37% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.05% |
| 35 TO 54 | 32.50% |
| 55 TO 64 | 9.15% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 10.92% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 92.88% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 33.86% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $50,287 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $25,544 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 7.27% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (14.62%), Retail (11.81%), Education (11.39%), Manufacturing (9.15%), Accomodation (6.91%), Public Service (6.31%), Finance (5.82%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.20%), Construction (4.89%), Other (4.69%), Transportation (4.25%), Wholesale (3.60%), Real Estate (3.00%), Information Technology (2.60%), Arts (2.58%), Administration (2.46%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.83% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 76.00% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 8.62% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.80% |
| ASIAN | 7.67% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.56% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.14% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 5.21% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 3.74% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (22.88%), Unclassified (15.41%), German (12.08%), English (8.62%), Irish (6.45%), Norwegian (5.32%), United States or American (4.40%), Italian (3.89%), Swedish (3.46%), Scottish (2.16%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 10.03% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (82.10%) , Korean (3.85%) |
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.
One of the nice things about University Place is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
The citizens of University Place are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.
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