Washington > Pierce County > Edgewood
Edgewood, WA
Pierce County · population ~14,160
Population
14,160
↑ 51% since 2010
Jobs
1,506
↑ 61% since 2010
Renters
32%
↑ 16pp since 2009
Median income
$116,132
↑ 44% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 141% of Edgewood's local jobs sit in a single sector (Construction / Real Estate) — a signature of one dominant employer rather than broad-based economic diversity.
Key facts
Population
14,160
Jobs
1,506
Renters
32%
Median income
$116,132
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 933 in 2010 to 1,506 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2016 (+6.9%/year before, +4.5%/year after). That trend has since leveled off. Owner-occupancy has fallen 16 percentage points since 2009 (84% to 68% 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
73.2%
higher than 83% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
68.0%
higher than 71% of places
Local jobs
LODES
1,506
higher than only 1% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
61%
higher than 71% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
245
higher than only 7% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
42%
higher than only 48% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
46th 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-family82%
Multifamily (5+ units)18%
Where Edgewood's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Tacoma
19.1%
Edgewood
12.9%
Puyallup
8.9%
Auburn
8.4%
Federal Way
6.0%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks19
Schools4
Grocery stores0
Hospitals0
Libraries0
Nearest community site: Northwest Church - Edgewood (Churches), 0.8 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Construction / Real Estate41% (610)
Administrative & Support Services12% (181)
Retail10% (145)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)7% (101)
Logistics / Industrial7% (98)
Healthcare & Social Assistance7% (98)
Other6% (92)
Hospitality6% (84)
Government (Public Administration)2% (32)
Finance2% (23)
Information (partial technology proxy)1% (21)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)1% (18)
Education (includes academia/research)0% (3)