Population: 5,527. Estimated population in July 2020: 5,722 (+3.5% change)
Males: 2,755 (49.8%), Females: 2,772 (50.2%)
King County
Zip code: 98047
Median resident age: 30.7 years
Median household income: $45,673
Median house value: $145,900
Races in Pacific:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.7%)
- Hispanic (6.5%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- Filipino (3.0%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.4%), English (9.2%), United States (8.3%), Irish (7.5%), Norwegian (5.7%), French (3.8%).
Elevation: 85 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Pacific
- High school or higher: 85.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pacific city
- Never married: 29.8%
- Now married: 49.9%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 1.5%
- Divorced: 17.5%
6.5% Foreign born (3.2% Asia, 2.2% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,234 (+28.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pacific:
- AUBURN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; AUBURN, WA)
- ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; FEDERAL WAY, WA)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL & REHAB CENTER (about 7 miles; PUYALLUP, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pacific:
- SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 13 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: SEA)
- MCCHORD AFB (about 18 miles; TACOMA, WA; Abbreviation: TCM)
- BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 18 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: BFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pacific:
- AUBURN MUNI (about 5 miles; AUBURN, WA; Abbreviation: S50)
- CREST AIRPARK (about 12 miles; KENT, WA; Abbreviation: S36)
- PIERCE COUNTY – THUN FIELD (about 12 miles; PUYALLUP, WA; Abbreviation: 1S0)
Amtrak station near Pacific:
- 12 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 Pacific:
- GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; AUBURN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,568)
- HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; DES MOINES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,288)
- BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,710)
- UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 17 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,754)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,265)
- RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; RENTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,623)
- CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,819)
Public primary/middle school in Pacific:
- ALPAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 541; Location: 310 MILWAUKEE BLVD N; Grades: PK – 05)