Fife, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	9,968
Male Share of the Population	50.9%
Female Share of the Population	49.1%
Senior Citizens	6.8%
Employed Population 16+	5,093
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	45%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	30.3%
Median Earnings25+	$43,225
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$30,290
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,427

Wealth

Median Family Income	$75,899
% Above Poverty Level	86.6%
% Below Poverty Level	13.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	29 minutes
% Working from Home	3.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.4%
% Using Public Transportation	3.7%

Housing

People Living Alone	29.8%
Median Gross Rent	$1,232
Median House Value	$270,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	45.9%
German	11%
Irish	6.7%
African	6.6%
English	5%
Italian	4.3%
Norwegian	4.3%
Ukrainian	2.4%
Scottish	1.9%
Swedish	1.9%
French Except Basque	1.7%
Russian	1.4%
Polish	1.1%
Romanian	1%
Welsh	0.9%
Czech	0.6%
Danishn	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Canadian	0.5%
Swiss	0.4%
Portuguese	0.4%
Finnish	0.3%
Haitian	0.2%
Kenyan	0.2%
West Indian	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Australian	0.2%
Iranian	0.1%
Austrian	0.1%
Arab	0.1%
Basque	0.1%
Croatian	0.1%
Slovak	0.1%
South African	0.1%
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Fife Almanac

Category	Value
County	Pierce County
Standard Zip Codes	98424
Phone Area Codes	253
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	47.23
Approximate Longitude	-122.36

Fife Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	PUYALLUP 2 W EXP STN
Distance	2.9 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 47 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	52 to 78 F
Oct Temp	42 to 62 F
Annual Precip	40.5 inches

Station	MC MILLIN RESERVOIR
Distance	8.5 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 45 F
Apr Temp	38 to 57 F
Jul Temp	51 to 75 F
Oct Temp	41 to 59 F
Annual Precip	43.1 inches

Station	KENT
Distance	13.2 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 47 F
Apr Temp	42 to 61 F
Jul Temp	55 to 77 F
Oct Temp	44 to 62 F
Annual Precip	39.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Algona	3,191	$71,607
Edgewood	10,599	$102,073
Milton	7,543	$86,660
Pacific	7,177	$60,192
Puyallup	40,305	$85,853
Tacoma	210,103	$72,173

Fife Private Schools

All Saints School
2323 54th Ave E
ZIP: 98424
Elementary
Total Enrollment 132

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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