Washington > Pierce County > Bonney Lake
Bonney Lake, WA
Pierce County · population ~23,510
Population
23,510
↑ 35% since 2010
Jobs
5,574
↑ 115% since 2010
Renters
21%
↑ 0pp since 2009
Median income
$136,845
↑ 80% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 180.0% of households here are family households — well above the regional median (67%).
- 237% of Bonney Lake's local jobs sit in a single sector (Retail) — a signature of one dominant employer rather than broad-based economic diversity.
Key facts
Population
23,510
Jobs
5,574
Renters
21%
Median income
$136,845
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 2,595 in 2010 to 5,574 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2014 (+13.3%/year before, +4.3%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Family-household share has risen 3 percentage points since 2009 (77% to 80% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
The numbers
Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
Family households
ACS 5-yr
80.0%
higher than 93% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
78.8%
higher than 87% of places
Local jobs
LODES
5,574
higher than only 15% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
115%
higher than 97% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
19
higher than only 1% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
46%
higher than 66% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
69th pctl
vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD, county-level
$2,064
FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
Housing mix
ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
Single-family92%
Multifamily (5+ units)8%
Where Bonney Lake's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Bonney Lake
15.0%
Tacoma
11.5%
Auburn
7.5%
Federal Way
6.2%
Puyallup
6.1%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks42
Schools6
Grocery stores4
Hospitals0
Libraries1
Nearest community site: (unnamed) (Churches), 2.47 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Retail37% (2,059)
Hospitality20% (1,133)
Healthcare & Social Assistance9% (512)
Construction / Real Estate7% (398)
Government (Public Administration)7% (392)
Other5% (281)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)3% (183)
Administrative & Support Services2% (127)
Finance2% (117)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)2% (117)
Logistics / Industrial2% (113)
Education (includes academia/research)2% (86)
Information (partial technology proxy)1% (56)