Housing data for Home, WA

Home, WA has an estimated 1,665 residents and 735 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Pierce County.

15.8% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,665 (±594)
Housing units
735 (±220)
Households that rent
15.8%
Residents since 2015–2019
+12.7%

What stands out in Home

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±9.2 points) in Home, lower than in Pierce County (18.2%).

Households that rent: 15.8% (±14.2 points) in Home, lower than in Pierce County (35.3%).

Average commute: 49.8 minutes (±11.6) in Home, higher than in Pierce County (31.3 minutes).

Median real estate taxes: $3,652 (±$356) in Home, lower than in Pierce County ($4,770).

Housing in Home at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 15.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $64,884 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $403,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,068 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,652 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 55.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 48.7% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 86.8% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 49.8 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +12.7% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 25.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Home against Pierce County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HomePierce CountyWashingtonUnited States
Residents1,665 (±594)930,319 (exact)7,816,116 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units735 (±220)369,709 (±177)3,306,620 (±517)143,775,355
Households that rent15.8% (±14.2 points)35.3% (±0.6 points)36.2% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$1,806 (±$18)$1,760 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$64,884 (±$40,309)$99,564 (±$1,209)$98,141 (±$414)$80,734
Median home value$403,500 (±$133,245)$526,600 (±$5,524)$564,600 (±$1,940)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,652 (±$356)$4,770 (±$47)$4,556 (±$16)$3,119
Built before 198048.7% (±20.6 points)42.4% (±0.9 points)43.4% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute49.8 minutes (±11.6)31.3 minutes (±0.4)26.6 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband88.7% (±9.7 points)94.6% (±0.3 points)93.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents40.6 years (±14.8)37.0 years (±0.1)38.3 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Home covers 6.3 square miles of land, about 263 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Home has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,477 (±416)1,665 (±594)+12.7%Not a measurable change
Housing units784 (±140)735 (±220)−6.3%Not a measurable change
Median home value$269,600 (±$39,838)$403,500 (±$133,245)+49.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$66,250 (±$16,229)$64,884 (±$40,309)−2.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,650 (±$121)$2,068 (±$312)+25.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,566 (±$611)$3,652 (±$356)+42.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent20.1% (±11.4 points)15.8% (±14.2 points)−4.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±25.4 points)0.0% (±32.7 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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

Home 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 Home

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
9834931%4,931$1,607$370,200$75,875

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 Home

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Longbranch3.7 mi$1,750$396,0009.8%
Key Center4.2 mi$1,705$613,20012.3%
Grapeview4.2 mi—$477,7005.3%
Artondale6.7 mi$2,251$734,40011.8%
Fox Island6.8 mi—$1,003,9007.3%
Allyn8.1 mi—$545,1004.8%
Stansberry Lake8.3 mi$2,167$399,3007.4%
Rosedale8.7 mi$2,875$887,6007.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Home, fiscal year 2027

Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,491$1,682$2,064$2,849$3,219

HUD income limits for Home, fiscal year 2026

Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely 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.

Home 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 Home

What is the average home value in Home, WA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $403,500 (±$133,245) for owner-occupied homes in Home (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Home?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Home, WA is $2,068 (±$312) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Home?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Home, WA is $3,652 (±$356) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Home?

Home, WA has an estimated 735 (±220) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Home?

The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 33.2% of homes in Home, WA.

How old are most homes in Home?

48.7% of homes in Home, WA were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Home growing?

In Home, the number of residents went from 1,477 in 2015–2019 to 1,665 in 2020–2024 (+12.7%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Home?

The ZIP code that covers Home is 98349.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 98349?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 98349 is $1,607 (±$502) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

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 Home CDP, Washington (place:31985, 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 .

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