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Prairie Heights, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Prairie Heights is a Census CDP of 4,998 people across 3.74 square miles of land, in Pierce County. Median household income is $130,640, 96.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prairie Heights
What Prairie Heights is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.74 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,336 plus or minus 290
- 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.
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How many people live in Prairie Heights
- Population4,998 plus or minus 1,083
- Median age41.1
- Population under 181,144 plus or minus 320
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over563 plus or minus 152
- Share 65 and over11.3 percent
- Households1,616
- Family households1,389
- Share of households that are families86.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Prairie Heights
- Median household income$130,640
- Per capita income$48,715
- Civilian labor force2,634 plus or minus 548
- Employed2,512
- Unemployed122 plus or minus 123
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over3,387
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent plus or minus 23.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Prairie Heights
- Housing units1,705
- Occupied units1,616
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 79
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied1,553
- Renter occupied63 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate96.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$500,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,828
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units1,497
- Share single family87.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more0.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Mobile homes202 plus or minus 100
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Prairie Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,243 plus or minus 528
- Commuting under 15 minutes560 plus or minus 235
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,238 plus or minus 296
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.2 percent
- Drove alone77.4 percent
- Carpooled9.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home9.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pierce County, not Prairie Heights
Pierce County context, not Prairie Heights 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 Prairie Heights.
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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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
Prairie Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Prairie Heights, Washington?
4,998, in 1,616 households. Prairie Heights CDP covers 3.74 square miles of land, which is 1,336 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Prairie Heights 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 Prairie Heights?
$130,640. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $500,200. Median gross rent is $1,828 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 Prairie Heights 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 Prairie Heights.
Is zoning published for Prairie Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.