Washington > Pierce County > Fife
Fife, WA
Pierce County · population ~11,440
Population
11,440
↑ 25% since 2010
Jobs
19,518
↑ 30% since 2010
Renters
54%
↓ 9pp since 2009
Median income
$90,532
↑ 81% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 1Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (46% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
- 237% of Fife's local jobs sit in a single sector (Logistics / Industrial) — a signature of one dominant employer rather than broad-based economic diversity.
- 332% of the people who work in Fife commute in from a single place (Tacoma) — the largest single commuting relationship measured here.
Key facts
Population
11,440
Jobs
19,518
Renters
54%
Median income
$90,532
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 14,991 in 2010 to 19,518 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2020 (+3.0%/year before, +0.2%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Owner-occupancy has risen 9 percentage points since 2009 (37% to 46% 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
66.3%
higher than 63% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
46.3%
higher than only 7% of places
Local jobs
LODES
19,518
higher than 65% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
30%
higher than only 39% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
644
higher than only 13% 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-family65%
Multifamily (5+ units)35%
Where Fife's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Tacoma
31.6%
Lakewood
6.7%
Federal Way
6.6%
Puyallup
5.6%
Kent
5.4%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks31
Schools4
Grocery stores1
Hospitals0
Libraries1
Nearest community site: One Way Jesus Worship Center (Churches), 1.42 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Logistics / Industrial37% (7,266)
Hospitality17% (3,406)
Retail14% (2,757)
Construction / Real Estate8% (1,592)
Administrative & Support Services6% (1,195)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)6% (1,139)
Healthcare & Social Assistance4% (722)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)4% (700)
Other2% (377)
Government (Public Administration)1% (176)
Finance1% (136)
Information (partial technology proxy)0% (31)
Education (includes academia/research)0% (21)