The City of Sumner is located in north central Pierce County, approximately 40 miles south of Seattle and 15 miles east of Tacoma, at the intersection of the Puyallup and White River.  The City of Sumner, established in 1891, has grown from 531 residents in the year 1900 (US Census) to 8,940 residents as of 2005. Sumner commercial and industrial districts currently support 7,200 jobs. The City encompasses 4,600 acres or 7.2 square miles.  It has a designated urban service area/urban growth area of approximately 2,000 acres or 3.1 square miles.

 

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Population

Year 2000: 8,504

Est. population in July 2004: 9,121 (+7.3% change)
Males: 4,120 (48.4%), Females: 4,384 (51.6%)

• Caucasian 87.2%

• Hispanic 6.0%

• Two or more races 3.0%

• American Indian 3.0%

• Other race 2.4%

• African American 0.9%

• Filipino 0.9%

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
 

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%

 

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%

 

Foreign born 4.8%

• Latin America 2.2%

• Europe 1.0%

• Asia 0.9%

• North America 0.8%

 

Population change in the 1990s: +684 (+8.7%).

 

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Federal Way (10.3 miles, pop. 83,259).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle  (29.8 miles, pop. 563,374).

 

Nearest communities: Edgewood (3.9 miles), Pacific (4.1 miles), Puyallup  (4.1 miles), Bonney Lake (4.7 miles), Algona (5.4 miles), Lakeland South (5.9 miles), Milton (6.3 miles), Auburn (6.8 miles).  þ