Puyallup Wedding

Puyallup (pronounced [pjulp]) is a city in Pierce County, Washington about five miles east of Tacoma. The population was 33,011 at the 2000 census.

Puyallup is located at 47116N, 1221732W (47.184870, -122.292224)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.6 km (12.2 mi). 31.4 km (12.1 mi) of it is land and 0.2 km (0.1 mi) of it (1.65%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 33,011 people, 12,870 households, and 8,519 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,049.9/km (2,719.2/mi). There were 13,467 housing units at an average density of 428.3/km (1,109.3/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 87.88% White, 1.50% African American, 1.01% Native American, 3.27% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 1.94% from other races, and 4.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.67% of the population.

There were 12,870 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.08.