Demographics of Pullman city, Washington

Pullman city, Washington had 33,756 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +892 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pullman city, in four figures

33,756
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 32,229 ±45.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +892 people.; 23.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,812 ±$2,689
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pullman city, Washington's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pullman city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Pullman city, Washington's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pullman city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	32,864	100.0	100.0
2021	28,650	87.2	100.2
2022	32,925	100.2	100.7
2023	32,956	100.3	101.6
2024	33,207	101.0	102.5
2025	33,756	102.7	103.1

Population of Pullman city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	32,864	—
2021	28,650	−4,214
2022	32,925	+4,275
2023	32,956	+31
2024	33,207	+251
2025	33,756	+549

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 23.2 ±0.4: for men 23.3 ±0.6 and for women 23.0 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pullman city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	1,176 ±151	3.6% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,779 ±347	8.6% ±1.1	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,381 ±860	44.6% ±2.7	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,035 ±501	24.9% ±1.6	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,683 ±423	11.4% ±1.3	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,175 ±292	6.7% ±0.9	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,812 ±$2,689, and income per person $31,584 ±$2,377, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pullman city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	4,270 ±584	33.7% ±4.4	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,517 ±493	19.8% ±3.8	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,378 ±320	10.9% ±2.5	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,124 ±266	8.9% ±2.1	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,274 ±303	10.0% ±2.4	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,145 ±288	9.0% ±2.2	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	974 ±261	7.7% ±2.0	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pullman city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	7,992 ±720	30.4% ±2.7	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	581 ±166	15.0% ±4.1	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,206 ±678	36.7% ±2.9	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	100 to 310	3.6% to 11.0%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pullman city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pullman city	Washington	United States
Housing units	15,131 ±269	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.8% ±2.7	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.2% ±2.8	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	32.0% ±2.0	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	68.0% ±3.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$424,800 ±$21,950	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,062 ±$35	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pullman city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,970 ±226	9.2% ±0.7	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,930 ±488	68.0% ±1.5	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	511 ±158	1.6% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,032 ±357	9.4% ±1.1	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	33 to 145	0.1% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	8 to 172	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	43 to 401	0.1% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,385 ±576	10.5% ±1.8	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pullman city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	13,019 ±780	40.4% ±2.4	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,356 ±731	47.6% ±2.3	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	695 ±246	2.2% ±0.8	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,159 ±543	9.8% ±1.7	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,064 ±242	3.3% ±0.8	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,095 ±473	6.5% ±1.5	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pullman city among the places of Washington

44th of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Pullman city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
University Place city	34,911 ±42
Spanaway CDP	34,019 ±1,862
Walla Walla city	33,925 ±24
Des Moines city	32,823 ±46
SeaTac city	32,414 ±74
Pullman city	32,229 ±45
Orchards CDP	29,438 ±2,261
Maple Valley city	28,287 ±47
Camas city	27,007 ±41
Tumwater city	26,956 ±43
Moses Lake city	26,083 ±38

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pullman city, Washington

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026