Location of Fife, Washington Location of Fife, Washington Fife is a town/city in Pierce County, Washington, United States and a suburb of Tacoma.
Due to the increased traffic volume traveling from Puyallup and Tacoma, Fife felt the need to establish itself as autonomous community, not just as an intermediate region between Interstate 5 (I-5) and State Route 167.
Fife, a prominent Tacoma attorney, Yukon prospector, once head of the Washington National Guard, and a lieutenant colonel in the field amid the Philippine Insurrection. Fife is a small town/city located east of Tacoma and comprises primarily of businesses such as car dealerships, warehousing and industrialized facilities, motels, an Indian casino, drive through smokeshops, quick-dining restaurants, and other highway-side businesses.
Fife's tax base is made up of revenue tax, utility tax, and property tax. Fife Heights, positioned on a hill beyond the incorporated bounds of the city, is a primarily residentiary area.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.83 square miles (15.10 km2), of which, 5.69 square miles (14.74 km2) is territory and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) is water. Fife is also a tideflat community, living in the low, flat region extending from the Port of Tacoma.
As of the census of 2010, there were 9,173 citizens , 3,642 homeholds, and 2,192 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 55.2% White, 8.2% African American, 3.0% Native American, 15.5% Asian, 2.7% Pacific Islander, 7.6% other competitions, and 7.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,642 homeholds of which 35.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 39.8% were married couples residing together, 13.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 30.9 years.
25.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 36.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.4% were from 45 to 64; and 6.5% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,784 citizens , 2,111 homeholds, and 1,123 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 68.62% White, 6.81% African American, 4.14% Native American, 6.50% Asian, 1.23% Pacific Islander, 6.94% from other competitions, and 5.75% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,111 homeholds out of which 30.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 32.4% were married couples residing together, 14.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 46.8% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 14.4% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $31,806, and the median income for a family was $36,250.
About 12.6% of families and 14.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
The Fife Public Schools serve both the metros/cities of Fife and Milton, as well as pockets of Edgewood, and Federal Way.
Fife has one high school, Fife High School.
Washington - A guide to the Evergreen State, WPA American Guide Series, Washington State Historical Society, 1941 "City of Fife Budget" City Staff, 2012 https://cityoffife.org/index.php?p=city_departments&a=finance&b=budgets United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
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