Population: 15,697
Males: 7,923 (50.5%), Females: 7,774 (49.5%)
Pierce County
Zip code: 98387
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $54,400
Median house value: $140,200
Races in Elk Plain:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.3%)
- Two or more races (5.9%)
- Black (5.4%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- American Indian (2.8%)
- Filipino (1.8%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.4%)
- Korean (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (19.9%), Irish (11.4%), English (10.7%), Norwegian (7.0%), United States (6.5%), French (3.2%).
Land area: 9.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Elk Plain
- High school or higher: 88.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elk Plain CDP
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 3.0%
- Divorced: 9.4%
5.8% Foreign born (2.7% Asia, 2.1% Europe).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elk Plain:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL & REHAB CENTER (about 11 miles; PUYALLUP, WA)
- SAINT CLARE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA)
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TACOMA, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elk Plain:
- MCCHORD AFB (about 10 miles; TACOMA, WA; Abbreviation: TCM)
- GRAY AAF (about 14 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; Abbreviation: GRF)
- SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 28 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: SEA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elk Plain:
- SHADY ACRES (about 2 miles; SPANAWAY, WA; Abbreviation: 3B8)
- SPANAWAY (about 5 miles; SPANAWAY, WA; Abbreviation: S44)
- PIERCE COUNTY – THUN FIELD (about 7 miles; PUYALLUP, WA; Abbreviation: 1S0)
Amtrak station near Elk Plain:
- 15 miles: TACOMA (1001 PUYALLUP AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk Plain:
- CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,819)
- PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 16 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,921)
- BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,710)
- UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 18 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,754)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,265)
- TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,710)
- GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; AUBURN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,568)