Pierce County, WA

Welcome to Pierce County.

Pierce County is the second most populous in the state of Washington, representing 12% of the state's population.

Total GDP for the county increased 37%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $56.4 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Pierce County voted for Democratic candidates every time and never voted for Republicans.

The largest city in the county is Tacoma.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	51.41%	44.04%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	50.5%	48.12%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	55.18%	42.99%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	54.37%	43.3%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	49.51%	42.13%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	53.76%	42.61%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	37%

Government Enterprises	23%	26%
Private Industries	77%	41%
Agriculture	<1%	151%
Mining	<1%	73%
Utilities	<1%	2%
Construction	6%	41%
Manufacturing	5%	12%
– Durable	3%	12%
– Nondurable	2%	13%
Trade	13%	33%
– Wholesale	5%	27%
– Retail	8%	38%
Transportation	4%	78%
Information	2%	36%
Finance & Insurance	4%	43%
Real Estate	18%	58%
Professional & Business Services	8%	60%
Educational Services	1%	32%
Healthcare & Social Services	10%	22%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	1%	49%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	36%
Other Services²	3%	25%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	132	87
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	92	76
📺 Electronics & Appliance	44	73
🛒 Grocery Stores	304	91
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	30	63
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	170	85
⛽ Gasoline Stations	183	85
👕 Clothing Stores	121	76
👠 Shoe Stores	32	60
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	39	67
🏸 Sporting Goods	48	74
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers	10	32
🏬 Department Stores	67	76
💐 Florists	9	29
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	32	64
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies	35	69
🍺 Bars & Taverns	90	83
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	633	90
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	563	88
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	675	91
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	91	81
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	18%	$300,800	N/A
Top 20%	48%	$195,000	$226,000
Next highest 20%	23%	$95,500	$117,400
Middle 20%	15%	$61,500	$78,200
Second lowest 20%	10%	$38,900	$49,200
Bottom 20%	4%	$16,200	$29,300
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		60%	$82,000
Self-Employment		9%	$37,100
Investment Income¹		22%	$13,300
Social Security		49%	$25,900
Supplemental Security		8%	$13,000
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		35%	$27,200
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	2%	3%	4%
$25K – $49K	1%	5%	4%	5%
$50K – $99K	2%	12%	9%	7%
$100K – $199K	1%	14%	13%	5%
$200K & more	<1%	4%	6%	2%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$52,000	$31,700
African-American
Hispanic		$20,000
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$58,300	$30,500
Highschool & GED	$46,900	$24,600
Some College to Associate’s	$45,400	$32,200
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$115,500	$48,400
Graduate Degree	$43,800	$76,900

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$77,800	$53,400
STEM²	$94,300	$77,400
Gray-Collar³	$117,200
Pink-Collar⁴	$31,100	$31,700
Sales⁵	$37,400	$31,800
Blue-Collar⁶	$46,100	$17,500
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche	++++	$
Coastal Flooding	+	$
Cold Waves
Drought	+
Earthquake	+++	$$
Hail	+
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane
Ice Storm	+
Landslide	+	$
Lightning	+
Riverine Flooding	+
Strong Wind	+
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami	+
Volcanic Activity	+++	$
Wildfires	+
Winter Weather	+
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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