Washington > Pierce County > DuPont
DuPont, WA
Pierce County · population ~10,190
Population
10,190
↑ 24% since 2010
Jobs
4,819
↑ 92% since 2010
Renters
38%
↑ 1pp since 2009
Median income
$120,781
↑ 50% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 146% of DuPont's local jobs sit in a single sector (Logistics / Industrial) — a signature of one dominant employer rather than broad-based economic diversity.
Key facts
Population
10,190
Jobs
4,819
Renters
38%
Median income
$120,781
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 2,505 in 2010 to 4,819 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2018 (+2.7%/year before, +16.3%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Family-household share has risen 3 percentage points since 2009 (70% to 73% 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
72.7%
higher than 81% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
61.5%
higher than 57% of places
Local jobs
LODES
4,819
higher than only 9% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
92%
higher than 91% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
21
higher than only 3% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
41%
higher than only 46% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
0th 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-family84%
Multifamily (5+ units)16%
Where DuPont's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Seattle
16.1%
Tacoma
14.3%
DuPont
7.9%
Lakewood
7.7%
Bellevue
3.9%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks28
Schools2
Grocery stores0
Hospitals0
Libraries1
Nearest community site: DuPont Presbyterian Church (Churches), 1.69 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Logistics / Industrial46% (2,206)
Construction / Real Estate22% (1,079)
Hospitality11% (549)
Healthcare & Social Assistance4% (170)
Finance3% (160)
Other3% (123)
Education (includes academia/research)2% (107)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)2% (90)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)2% (79)
Government (Public Administration)2% (79)
Retail2% (77)
Administrative & Support Services1% (62)
Information (partial technology proxy)1% (38)