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Puyallup
A snapshot profile of Puyallup, gleaned from city and Puyallup School District records and the 1990 U.S. Census:

The numbers

Square miles: 11

Population: 29,490

Median income: $32,894

Median house value: $84,900

Median apartment rent: $396

Parks: 11

Number of households: 11,876

Number of businesses: 1,507

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 32.6

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 18,545
Puyallup School District enrollment, includes students from outside the city

Completed four-year college or higher: 17.7 percent

Below poverty level: 7 percent

Home ownership: 60 percent

Renters: 40 percent

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Saturday, February 12, 2000

New:

Charlie Ostlund

In Puyallup, you can find a room with a brew

Previously:

As community grows, country flavor remains

Focus shifts away from agriculture

One specialty crop remains: UW football stars

Drawing industry, preserving open space both priorities

Small downtown struggles against big mall

For better or worse, fair-goers have big impact

A century ago, town had big hopes for hops

Jon Hahn: Downtown shop makes a living for barber, but it's a close shave

Things to do while you're here

Web links

Scenes of Puyallup

Puyallup historical album

Puyallup by the numbers

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Black Diamond

Buckley

DuPont

Fife

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Sumner

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