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Sumner, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Sumner is a Census city of 10,733 people across 7.55 square miles of land, in Pierce County. Median household income is $98,191, 54.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 56 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $39.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sumner
What Sumner is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.55 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,421
- 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 Sumner
- Population10,733
- Median age37.6
- Population under 182,324
- Share under 1821.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,730
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent
- Households4,586
- Family households2,693
- Share of households that are families58.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sumner
- Median household income$98,191
- Per capita income$50,991
- Civilian labor force5,715
- Employed5,414
- Unemployed301 plus or minus 151
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over7,570
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sumner
- Housing units4,630
- Occupied units4,586
- Vacant units44 plus or minus 73
- Vacancy rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied2,495
- Renter occupied2,091
- Ownership rate54.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$519,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,974
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.1 percent
- Single family units3,045
- Share single family65.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,369 plus or minus 327
- Share in buildings of two or more29.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes216 plus or minus 107
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sumner gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,661
- Commuting under 15 minutes982 plus or minus 263
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,871
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.1 percent
- Drove alone72.9 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home12.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sumner (7(a))
- Approvals56
- Gross approval$38,994,200
- Average approval$696,325
- Median approval$249,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,803,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported773
- Jobs per approval13.8
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full12
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.7 percent
- Share to franchises3.6 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sumner, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 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.
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SBA loans in Sumner (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$26,603,000
- Average approval$1,400,158
- Median approval$925,000
- Largest approval$5,316,000
- Jobs supported232
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sumner, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Sumner
- NFIP communityCity of Sumner
- NFIP community number530147
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/07/17
The City of Sumner participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530147 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pierce County, not Sumner
Pierce County context, not Sumner 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 Sumner.
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
Sumner questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sumner, Washington?
10,733, in 4,586 households. Sumner city covers 7.55 square miles of land, which is 1,421 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sumner 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 Sumner?
$98,191. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $519,900. Median gross rent is $1,974 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sumner businesses?
56 7(a) approvals totaling $39.0 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $249,000, plus 19 504 approvals worth $26.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sumner, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sumner borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sumner. Only 12 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 Sumner in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sumner appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sumner, city of, community 530147, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Sumner 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 Sumner.
Is zoning published for Sumner?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.