Pierce County Resources

Find needed information for your visit or relocation to Pierce County.

About Pierce County:
[From Washington State Office of Financial Management, figures accurate as of April 1, 2009]

Size

• Pierce County area: 1,678.91 square miles
• Pierce County population: 813,600
• City of Tacoma population: 203,400
• Tacoma: second most populous metropolitan area in Washington State
• Tacoma: third most populous city [after Seattle + Spokane]

Weather

• Summer [70-80 degrees F]; Fall [45-65 degrees F]; Winter [40-50 degrees F]; Spring [45-65 degrees F]
• Average rainfall 39 inches [less than New York, Boston, Houston and Miami], 75 percent of which falls October through March; Driest month: July; Wettest month: December

Largest communities

• Tacoma: revitalized downtown, four major museums, Chihuly Bridge of Glass, many restaurants
• Lakewood [pop. 58,840]: beautiful lakes, gardens and 340-acre Fort Steilacoom Park
• Puyallup [pop. 38,690]: Puyallup Fair, Daffodil Festival, “Arts Downtown” Outdoor Gallery

Distance from Tacoma to:

• Seattle-Tacoma International Airport: approximately 25 miles
• Seattle: approximately 35 miles
• Portland, OR: approximately 144 miles
• Vancouver, BC, Canada: approximately 174 miles

Area links

• Pierce County, WA     
• City of Tacoma
• Tacoma’s Neighborhood Business Districts
• Visit Mount Rainier   
• Pierce Transit
• Sound Transit

Relocation links

• Tacoma + Pierce County Chamber
• Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce
• DuPont | Joint Base Fort Lewis McChord
• Fife, Milton, Edgewood Chamber of Commerce
• Lakewood Chamber of Commerce
• Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce