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Population (year 2000): 8,504. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,298 (+9.3% change)
Males: 4,120 (48.4%), Females: 4,384 (51.6%)
Pierce County
Zip codes:
98390.
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $38,598 (year 2000)
Median house value: $144,000 (year 2000)
Races in Sumner:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.2%)
- Hispanic (6.0%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (3.0%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.9%), Irish (15.4%),
English (11.4%), Norwegian (6.3%), French (6.2%), United States
(4.8%).
Elevation: 70 feet
Land area: 6.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sumner
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sumner city
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 47.4%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 16.9%
4.8% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 1.0%
Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.8% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +684 (+8.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sumner:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL & REHAB CENTER (about 6
miles; PUYALLUP, WA)
- AUBURN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
AUBURN, WA)
- ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
FEDERAL WAY, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sumner:
- SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 17 miles; SEATTLE, WA;
ID: SEA)
- MCCHORD AFB (about 17 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
- BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 22 miles;
SEATTLE, WA; ID: BFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sumner:
- AUBURN MUNI (about 8 miles; AUBURN, WA; ID: S50)
- PIERCE COUNTY - THUN FIELD (about 8 miles; PUYALLUP,
WA; ID: 1S0)
- CREST AIRPARK (about 13 miles; KENT, WA; ID: S36)
Amtrak station near Sumner:
- 13 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/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sumner:
- GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
AUBURN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,568)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; TACOMA,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
- HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; DES
MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)
- BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; TACOMA, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,710)
- UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 18 miles; TACOMA,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)
- CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
- TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; TACOMA,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
Public high school in Sumner:
- SUMNER SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,702;
Location: 1707 MAIN ST; Grades: 10 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Sumner:
- SUMNER JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 761;
Location: 1508 WILLOW; Grades: 07 - 09)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW JUNIOR (Students: 677;
Location: 10920 199TH AVE CT EAST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- VICTOR FALLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 662;
Location: 11401 188TH AV CT E; Grades: KG - 06)
- LAKERIDGE JR HIGH (Students: 625; Location:
5909 MYERS RD E; Grades: 07 - 09)
- LIBERTY RIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 582;
Location: 12202 209TH AVE CT E; Grades: PK - 06)
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 553;
Location: 3914 W TAPPS DR E; Grades: PK - 06)
- EMERALD HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 518;
Location: 19515 S TAPPS DR E; Grades: KG - 06)
- MAPLE LAWN ELEMENTARY (Students: 481;
Location: 230 WOOD AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- DAFFODIL VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 461;
Location: 1509 VALLEY AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
- DIERINGER HS ELEMENTARY (Students: 414;
Location: 21727 34TH STREET E.; Grades: KG - 06)
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