Puyallup is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 42,452 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Puyallup is the 28th largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Puyallup are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.Puyallup is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Puyallup is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Puyallup who work in office and administrative support (11.74%), management occupations (10.03%), and sales jobs (9.85%). Also of interest is that Puyallup has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.70% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Puyallup, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.12 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The overall education level of Puyallup is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.14% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Puyallup in 2022 was $42,541, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,164 for a family of four. However, Puyallup contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Puyallup is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Puyallup home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Puyallup residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Puyallup include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Puyallup is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
