Washington · Census place 72905
Tumwater city, WA
Quick answer
Tumwater city has 26,519 residents, ranking #48 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $93,635, the median home is worth $438,000 and median gross rent runs $1,654 a month.
- Population
- 26,519Tumwater city residents
- Median household income
- $93,635Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $438,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,654Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tumwater city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tumwater city median would spend about 21.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.8% of residents and 61.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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