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Orting, WA

Pierce County · population ~9,160
Population
9,160
↑ 36% since 2010
Jobs
1,447
↑ 28% since 2010
Renters
17%
↓ 1pp since 2009
Median income
$132,877
↑ 99% since 2009 (nominal)
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What stands out
Nothing here clears our threshold for notable yet.
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    Key facts
    Population
    9,160
    Jobs
    1,447
    Renters
    17%
    Median income
    $132,877
    Nearby places
    South Prairie9.7 kmPuyallup10.9 kmBonney Lake12 kmWilkeson12.1 kmCarbonado12.2 km
    Straight-line distance, not drive time

    The story so far

    Local job base moved from 1,130 in 2010 to 1,447 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2014 (-5.4%/year before, +4.3%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Family-household share has risen 2 percentage points since 2009 (76% to 79% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.

    Local jobs, 2010–2023
    201420101,4471,130
    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
    78.7%
    42.0%86.7%
    higher than 92% of places
    Owner-occupied
    ACS 5-yr
    83.5%
    40.4%85.1%
    higher than 98% of places
    Local jobs
    LODES
    1,447
    1,506656,821
    higher than only 0% of places
    Job growth since 2010
    LODES
    28%
    -3%166%
    higher than only 32% of places
    Weekday transit departures
    GTFS snapshot
    0
    19256,385
    higher than only 0% of places
    Tesla share of local EVs
    WA DOL
    36%
    24%58%
    higher than only 27% 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-family98%
    Multifamily (5+ units)2%
    Where Orting's workforce lives
    LODES OD — commuting flows
    Orting
    31.7%
    Tacoma
    10.6%
    Puyallup
    7.7%
    Bonney Lake
    5.3%
    Kent
    4.0%
    Life
    per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
    Parks19
    Schools5
    Grocery stores1
    Hospitals0
    Libraries1
    Nearest community site: Saints Cosmas-Damian Catholic (Churches), 0.27 km

    Work

    Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
    Education (includes academia/research)25% (356)
    Healthcare & Social Assistance17% (246)
    Hospitality13% (195)
    Professional Services (partial technology proxy)13% (192)
    Administrative & Support Services13% (190)
    Construction / Real Estate6% (89)
    Government (Public Administration)4% (53)
    Retail4% (51)
    Other3% (47)
    Finance1% (11)
    Logistics / Industrial1% (9)
    Information (partial technology proxy)0% (6)
    Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)0% (2)