Housing data for Fort Lewis, WA
Fort Lewis, WA has an estimated 15,167 residents and 3,733 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Pierce County.
99.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $2,282 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+16.2%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 15,167 (±1,264)
- Housing units
- 3,733 (±337)
- Households that rent
- 99.0%
- Median gross rent
- $2,282
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +16.2%
What stands out in Fort Lewis
Households that rent: 99.0% (±1.2 points) in Fort Lewis, higher than in Pierce County (35.3%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 70.5% (±7.8 points) in Fort Lewis, higher than in Pierce County (28.0%).
Working from home: 3.4% (±1.6 points) in Fort Lewis, lower than in Pierce County (13.9%).
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 82.7% (±8.9 points) in Fort Lewis, higher than in Pierce County (53.0%).
- Renters and owners in Fort Lewis
- How long people stay in Fort Lewis
- Commute and cars in Fort Lewis
- Rent burden in Fort Lewis
Housing in Fort Lewis at a glance
- Median rent: $2,282 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $2,216 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 82.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 99.0% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $58,796 median household income
- Types of homes: 15.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 74.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 42.1% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 9.1% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 56.7% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 11.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +16.2% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 70.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 7.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Fort Lewis against Pierce County, its state and the nation
| Fort Lewis | Pierce County | Washington | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 15,167 (±1,264) | 930,319 (exact) | 7,816,116 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 3,733 (±337) | 369,709 (±177) | 3,306,620 (±517) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 99.0% (±1.2 points) | 35.3% (±0.6 points) | 36.2% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $2,282 (±$21) | $1,806 (±$18) | $1,760 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $58,796 (±$4,348) | $99,564 (±$1,209) | $98,141 (±$414) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | — | $526,600 (±$5,524) | $564,600 (±$1,940) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | — | $4,770 (±$47) | $4,556 (±$16) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 42.1% (±7.9 points) | 42.4% (±0.9 points) | 43.4% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 11.4 minutes (±0.9) | 31.3 minutes (±0.4) | 26.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.2% (±1.6 points) | 94.6% (±0.3 points) | 93.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 22.9 years (±0.5) | 37.0 years (±0.1) | 38.3 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Fort Lewis covers 10.3 square miles of land, about 1,474 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Fort Lewis has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 13,054 (±717) | 15,167 (±1,264) | +16.2% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 3,376 (±94) | 3,733 (±337) | +10.6% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $1,698 (±$26) | $2,282 (±$21) | +34.4% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $42,157 (±$2,790) | $58,796 (±$4,348) | +39.5% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 98.5% (±1.6 points) | 99.0% (±1.2 points) | +0.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.0% (±2.4 points) | 9.1% (±4.8 points) | +6.1 percentage points | Measurable increase |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Pierce County
Fort Lewis has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Pierce County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Pierce County recorded 411 violent and 2,060 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Fort Lewis
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98433 | 29% | 22,493 | $2,312 | — | $60,158 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Fort Lewis
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fort Lewis | 2.2 mi | $2,475 | — | 99.2% |
| DuPont | 3.9 mi | $2,322 | $583,600 | 38.5% |
| McChord AFB | 4.4 mi | $2,323 | — | 97.3% |
| Lakewood | 5.1 mi | $1,525 | $461,200 | 52.5% |
| Steilacoom | 5.2 mi | $1,818 | $655,000 | 37.1% |
| Anderson Island | 6.6 mi | — | $546,300 | 3.4% |
| Spanaway | 6.8 mi | $1,813 | $445,700 | 26.3% |
| Parkland | 6.9 mi | $1,663 | $423,000 | 48.2% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Fort Lewis, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,491 | $1,682 | $2,064 | $2,849 | $3,219 |
HUD income limits for Fort Lewis, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $26,750 | $44,600 | $71,300 |
| 2 people | $30,600 | $50,950 | $81,500 |
| 3 people | $34,400 | $57,300 | $91,700 |
| 4 people | $38,200 | $63,650 | $101,850 |
| 5 people | $41,300 | $68,750 | $110,000 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $73,850 | $118,150 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $78,950 | $126,300 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $84,050 | $134,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $127,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Fort Lewis is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Fort Lewis
What is the average rent in Fort Lewis, WA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fort Lewis is $2,282 (±$21) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Fort Lewis?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Fort Lewis, WA is $2,216 (±$25) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Fort Lewis rent-burdened?
82.7% of renting households in Fort Lewis pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Fort Lewis?
Fort Lewis has an estimated 3,222 (±321) renting households, 99.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Fort Lewis?
The median household income in Fort Lewis is $58,796 (±$4,348) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Fort Lewis?
Fort Lewis, WA has an estimated 3,733 (±337) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Fort Lewis growing?
In Fort Lewis, the number of residents went from 13,054 in 2015–2019 to 15,167 in 2020–2024 (+16.2%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Fort Lewis?
The ZIP code that covers Fort Lewis is 98433.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 98433?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 98433 is $2,312 (±$25) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Lewis CDP, Washington
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Lewis CDP, Washington
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Lewis CDP, Washington
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Lewis CDP, Washington
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Lewis CDP, Washington
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Lewis CDP, Washington
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Lewis CDP, Washington
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fort Lewis CDP, Washington (place:24915, in state:53).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .