Latest news about poverty in Puyallup, WA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.4% of Puyallup, WA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 35.4% less than the poverty level of 10.0% across the entire state of Washington. 6.3% of high school graduates and 14.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 72.7%. For comparison, it was 33.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Puyallup, WA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Puyallup:
7.4%
Whole state:
10.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Puyallup:
4.1%
Whole state:
5.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Puyallup:
14.9%
Washington:
18.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Puyallup:
29.4%
Washington:
24.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
72.7%
Residents above poverty level:
33.6%
Poverty by age in Puyallup, WA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Puyallup,WA (percentage below poverty level)
10.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.8%6 to 11 years
5.6%12 to 14 years
7.9%15 years
4.1%16 and 17 years
10.0%18 to 24 years
4.9%25 to 34 years
6.6%35 to 44 years
6.1%45 to 54 years
2.9%55 to 64 years
5.3%65 to 74 years
1.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Puyallup,WA (percentage below poverty level)
10.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.5%6 to 11 years
6.0%12 to 14 years
5.4%15 years
3.9%16 and 17 years
18.9%18 to 24 years
13.1%25 to 34 years
9.1%35 to 44 years
6.2%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
8.7%65 to 74 years
8.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Puyallup,WA (% below half of poverty level)
3.8%Under 6 years
2.5%6 to 11 years
4.4%12 to 17 years
9.7%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
2.1%35 to 44 years
3.1%45 to 54 years
2.9%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
2.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Puyallup, WA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Puyallup, WA (%)
6.0%White
15.0%Black
2.6%American Indian
5.6%Asian
12.9%Native Hawaiian
15.3%Other race
13.6%2+ races
13.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Puyallup, WA (absolute numbers)
1,820White
237Black
6American Indian
144Asian
58Native Hawaiian
112Other race
6362+ races
470Hispanic
8.0%Below poverty level
92.0%Above poverty level
3.9%Below poverty level
96.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Puyallup, WA
Children below poverty level:
Puyallup, Washington:
6.8%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Puyallup:
6.3%
Washington:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Puyallup:
14.6%
Washington:
20.3%
25.2%Married-couple family
22.1%Male, no wife present
52.7%Female, no husband present
2.2%Worked full-time, year-round
21.7%Worked part-time
76.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
7.4%One full-time, other part-time
18.5%One full-time, other didn't work
9.3%Both worked part-time
39.8%One part-time, other didn't work
25.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
15.7%1995 to 1998
3.7%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
17.3%1970 to 1979
8.9%1960 to 1969
15.7%1950 to 1959
17.8%1940 to 1949
20.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
8.0%1995 to 1998
11.3%1990 to 1994
17.3%1980 to 1989
19.2%1970 to 1979
11.2%1960 to 1969
9.4%1950 to 1959
6.7%1940 to 1949
15.5%1939 or earlier
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