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Fife, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Fife is a Census city of 10,949 people across 5.83 square miles of land, in Pierce County. Median household income is $90,532, 46.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 37 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $34.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fife
What Fife is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.83 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,877
- 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.
Fife
How many people live in Fife
- Population10,949
- Median age31.3
- Population under 182,918
- Share under 1826.7 percent
- Population 65 and over790
- Share 65 and over7.2 percent
- Households4,078
- Family households2,702
- Share of households that are families66.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fife
Income and work in Fife
- Median household income$90,532
- Per capita income$39,696
- Civilian labor force6,254
- Employed5,929
- Unemployed325 plus or minus 118
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over7,167
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fife
Housing in Fife
- Housing units4,315
- Occupied units4,078
- Vacant units237 plus or minus 113
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied1,889
- Renter occupied2,189
- Ownership rate46.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$543,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,889
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.0 percent
- Single family units2,062
- Share single family47.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,124
- Share in buildings of two or more49.2 percent
- Mobile homes129 plus or minus 61
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fife
How Fife gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,228
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,363
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,106
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.3 percent
- Drove alone75.9 percent
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home11.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fife
SBA loans in Fife (7(a))
- Approvals37
- Gross approval$34,231,500
- Average approval$925,176
- Median approval$597,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,956,800
- Largest approval$3,000,000
- Jobs supported498
- Jobs per approval13.5
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full10
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more32.4 percent
- Share to franchises5.4 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fife, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fife
SBA loans in Fife (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$6,771,000
- Average approval$967,286
- Median approval$854,000
- Largest approval$1,766,000
- Jobs supported61
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fife, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fife
Flood risk in Fife
- NFIP communityCity of Fife
- NFIP community number530140
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date03/07/17
The City of Fife participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530140 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pierce County, not Fife
Pierce County context, not Fife 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 Fife.
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.
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Common questions
Fife questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fife, Washington?
10,949, in 4,078 households. Fife city covers 5.83 square miles of land, which is 1,877 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fife 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 Fife?
$90,532. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $543,100. Median gross rent is $1,889 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fife businesses?
37 7(a) approvals totaling $34.2 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $597,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $6.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fife, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fife borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fife. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fife in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fife appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fife, city of, community 530140, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fife 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 Fife.
Is zoning published for Fife?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.