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Elk Plain, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Elk Plain is a Census CDP of 14,276 people across 8.38 square miles of land, in Pierce County. Median household income is $107,313, 84.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elk Plain
What Elk Plain is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area8.38 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,704
- County holding the largest share of its areaPierce County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Plain
How many people live in Elk Plain
- Population14,276
- Median age38.0
- Population under 183,282
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,052
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent
- Households4,810
- Family households3,810
- Share of households that are families79.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Plain
Income and work in Elk Plain
- Median household income$107,313
- Per capita income$42,898
- Civilian labor force7,186
- Employed6,972
- Unemployed214 plus or minus 83
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over10,076
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Plain
Housing in Elk Plain
- Housing units5,059
- Occupied units4,810
- Vacant units249 plus or minus 131
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied4,050
- Renter occupied760 plus or minus 165
- Ownership rate84.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$473,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,172
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent
- Single family units4,362
- Share single family86.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more46 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more0.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Mobile homes651 plus or minus 171
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Plain
How Elk Plain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,126
- Commuting under 15 minutes860 plus or minus 385
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,026
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more65.7 percent
- Drove alone80.0 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home10.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pierce County, not Elk Plain
Pierce County context, not Elk Plain figures
- Establishments in Pierce County20,051
- Covered employment, Pierce County333,492
- Average annual pay, Pierce County$70,395
- Housing units permitted, Pierce County3,207
Every figure in this section is published for Pierce County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elk Plain.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Elk Plain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elk Plain, Washington?
14,276, in 4,810 households. Elk Plain CDP covers 8.38 square miles of land, which is 1,704 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elk Plain in?
Pierce County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Elk Plain?
$107,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $473,500. Median gross rent is $2,172 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Elk Plain figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pierce County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Elk Plain.
Is zoning published for Elk Plain?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.