Fife, Washington demographics

Fife, WA demographics: median age 31.3; 27.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fife city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5323795. The survey estimates a population of 10,949 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fife is 31.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 4,078 households (±192). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	31.3 ±1.2	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	2,918 ±314	26.7% ±2.9 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	3,340 ±382	30.5% ±3.5 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	3,901 ±323	35.6% ±3.0 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	790 ±146	7.2% ±1.3 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	5,441 ±237	49.7% ±2.2 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	5,508 ±238	50.3% ±2.2 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	4,321 ±460	39.5% ±4.2 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,603 ±425	14.6% ±3.9 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	207 ±134 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,781 ±357	16.3% ±3.3 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	802 ±371	7.3% ±3.4 pp	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	368 ±134	3.4% ±1.2 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,867 ±481	17.1% ±4.4 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,284 ±406	84.8% ±3.7 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,665 ±399	15.2% ±3.6 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,852 ±163	45.4% ±3.4 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	256 ±91	6.3% ±2.2 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	594 ±110	14.6% ±2.6 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	962 ±196	23.6% ±4.7 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	414 ±113	10.2% ±2.7 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,538 ±140	37.7% ±2.9 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,540 ±255	62.3% ±5.5 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	962 ±196	23.6% ±4.7 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,323 ±194	32.4% ±4.5 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	704 ±132	17.3% ±3.1 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	510 ±132	12.5% ±3.2 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	270 ±89	6.6% ±2.1 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	149 ±80 · low precision	3.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	160 ±73	3.9% ±1.8 pp	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	8,371 ±342	76.5% ±3.1 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,578 ±341	23.5% ±3.1 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,125
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	6,733 ±457	66.5% ±4.4 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	876 ±323	8.7% ±3.2 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	262 ±155 · low precision	2.6% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	14 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	464 ±197	4.6% ±1.9 pp	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	144 ±84 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	272 ±127	2.7% ±1.3 pp	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	9 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	157 ±122 · low precision	1.6% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	314 ±128	3.1% ±1.3 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	559 ±238	5.5% ±2.3 pp	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	38 ±38 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	283 ±170 · low precision	2.8% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,167
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	637 ±185	8.9% ±2.6 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,873 ±232	26.1% ±3.1 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,715 ±257	23.9% ±3.5 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	945 ±174	13.2% ±2.4 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,500 ±254	20.9% ±3.4 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	497 ±108	6.9% ±1.5 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,805
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	8,963 ±409	83.0% ±3.7 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	893 ±274	8.3% ±2.5 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	547 ±190	5.1% ±1.8 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	208 ±99	1.9% ±0.9 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	194 ±227 · low precision	1.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.9% of Fife residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 95.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fife	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.9% ±1.8 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.7% ±0.5 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.8% ±2.3 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Fife . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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