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A town of 25,383, settled in 1920.
Frederickson grades C overall, 178th among Washington's 285 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $531K, 4.6 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $110K. Frederickson’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,386 a month, where Washington’s towns sit at $1,737 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. On history, just 34 of Washington’s 397 towns do worse.
18,719 counted in 2010 and 24,906 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Frederickson is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,502 in 1990, 24,906 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2024 and 4 maps from 1941 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Frederickson. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
10 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
35 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
19 mi National ParkMount Rainier National Park1.6M visitors a yearSpace Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0
Frederickson is unincorporated, so Pierce County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Frederickson.
Frederickson has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Washington; it also has commutes longer than most of Washington.
The average commute for its 10,525 working residents takes 35.7 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington.
2.7% of working residents work locally in Frederickson. Jobs in Frederickson grew by 1,153 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 5,322. Also worth knowing: for Frederickson, the typical journey to work is 36 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.
| Frederickson | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Two of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pierce County Skills Center, with 355 students. The Bethel School District runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Creek ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 617 | – |
| Pierce County Skills CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 355 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
July afternoons average 77.2°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.3°.
About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter. The January low here is 35°F.
| Frederickson | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Washington it is less healthy than 70% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar. Against the 7,222 U.S. towns with household incomes like Frederickson’s, it is less healthy than 65%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Frederickson, the share who have obesity is 38%. Of 31 CDC measures, Frederickson beats the Washington average on 5 and trails it on 16. In Frederickson, nearly two in five adults sleep under 7 hours, and 20% report frequent mental distress.
| Frederickson | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Frederickson | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.4% | 5.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Frederickson typically sold within 10 days of listing. Homes in the town are typically worth about $531,000, up 1% in a year, 10% below the Washington typical home. In Frederickson, 54% of sales closed above the list price.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Frederickson is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 62% come from earthquakes and 32% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The trail density for Frederickson comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 1.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Frederickson | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Naches Trail Preserve | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 2. Cross Park | 0.4 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
9 within 15 miles of the center of Frederickson
About 6 of every 100 Frederickson residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
Where Frederickson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Washington, United States
Frederickson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,906 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 24,219 in 2023.
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6 towns share a border with Frederickson.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederickson | #178 | C | C− | — | C+ | B |
| Spanaway | #180 | C | C | — | C+ | C+ |
| Clover Creek | #241 | C− | C− | — | C | C+ |
| Graham | #194 | C | C− | — | C+ | B |
| South Hill | #85 | B | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Elk Plain | #231 | C− | C− | — | C+ | B− |
| Parkland | #216 | C− | C | — | C+ | C+ |
Frederickson, Spanaway, Clover Creek, Graham, South Hill, Elk Plain and Parkland report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Frederickson with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Frederickson grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #178 of 285 in Washington. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
