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Prairie Ridge, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Prairie Ridge is a Census CDP of 12,074 people across 4.22 square miles of land, in Pierce County. Median household income is $114,356, 88.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prairie Ridge
What Prairie Ridge is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.22 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,861
- 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.
Prairie Ridge
How many people live in Prairie Ridge
- Population12,074
- Median age36.3
- Population under 183,110
- Share under 1825.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,444
- Share 65 and over12.0 percent
- Households4,343
- Family households3,218
- Share of households that are families74.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prairie Ridge
Income and work in Prairie Ridge
- Median household income$114,356
- Per capita income$50,085
- Civilian labor force6,603
- Employed6,217
- Unemployed386 plus or minus 218
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over8,134
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Prairie Ridge
- Housing units4,494
- Occupied units4,343
- Vacant units151 plus or minus 126
- Vacancy rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied3,836
- Renter occupied507 plus or minus 178
- Ownership rate88.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$462,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,965 plus or minus $456
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units3,394
- Share single family75.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more51 plus or minus 65
- Share in buildings of two or more1.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Mobile homes1,049 plus or minus 243
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prairie Ridge
How Prairie Ridge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,292
- Commuting under 15 minutes639 plus or minus 241
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,384
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more63.9 percent
- Drove alone71.6 percent
- Carpooled13.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home12.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pierce County, not Prairie Ridge
Pierce County context, not Prairie Ridge 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 Ridge.
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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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 Ridge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Prairie Ridge, Washington?
12,074, in 4,343 households. Prairie Ridge CDP covers 4.22 square miles of land, which is 2,861 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Prairie Ridge 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 Ridge?
$114,356. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $462,000. Median gross rent is $1,965 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 Ridge 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 Ridge.
Is zoning published for Prairie Ridge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.