Washington > Pierce County > Sumner
Sumner, WA
Pierce County · population ~11,080
Population
11,080
↑ 17% since 2010
Jobs
18,651
↑ 101% since 2010
Renters
46%
↓ 3pp since 2009
Median income
$98,191
↑ 88% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 1Only 58.7% of households here are family households — well below the regional median (67%).
- 2Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (54% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
- 334% of Sumner'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
11,080
Jobs
18,651
Renters
46%
Median income
$98,191
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 9,296 in 2010 to 18,651 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2019 (+12.4%/year before, -2.9%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Owner-occupancy has risen 3 percentage points since 2009 (51% to 54% 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
58.7%
higher than only 15% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
54.4%
higher than only 25% of places
Local jobs
LODES
18,651
higher than 63% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
101%
higher than 93% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
108
higher than only 5% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
31%
higher than only 12% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
85th 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-family83%
Multifamily (5+ units)17%
Where Sumner's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Tacoma
15.3%
Puyallup
8.6%
Auburn
7.9%
Bonney Lake
7.2%
Kent
7.0%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks11
Schools5
Grocery stores2
Hospitals0
Libraries2
Nearest community site: Bible Missionary Church (Churches), 1.96 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Logistics / Industrial34% (6,434)
Construction / Real Estate15% (2,739)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)14% (2,587)
Retail10% (1,802)
Education (includes academia/research)7% (1,369)
Administrative & Support Services6% (1,175)
Hospitality4% (712)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)3% (596)
Other2% (422)
Healthcare & Social Assistance2% (367)
Finance1% (177)
Government (Public Administration)1% (142)
Information (partial technology proxy)1% (129)