City Statistics
Incorporated: 1946
Area  4.18 sqaure miles 
Area  2809 Acres 
Housing Units  3,091 
Lineal Water Frontage  2.8 Miles 
Persons Per Household  2.16 
Urban Growth Area  3,808 Acres 

Area code: (253) 

ZIP codes
98335, 98332, 98329  (Gig Harbor)
98333 (Fox Island)

Temperature
(Average seasonal temperatures)
Spring 55-65 degrees F 
Summer 70-80 degrees F 
Fall  55-65 degrees F 
Winter  40-50 degrees F 
Driest month July 
Wettest month December 
Average rainfall 37 inches (less than New York, NY or Houston, TX); 75% of which falls October through March.

Altitude:
sea level to 440 feet 

Distances
Tacoma .......... 11 miles
Bremerton .......... 30 miles
Sea-Tac International Airport ......... 33 miles (45 minutes)
Olympia (State Capital) ......... 45 miles
Seattle .......... 49 miles
Olympic National Park (Staircase Rapids Area) ......... 65 miles
Mt. Rainier (Paradise Area) ........83 miles
Mt. St. Helen's (Johnstons Ridge Area) ......... 141 miles
Portland ......... 146 miles

Home Sales 4/2/02 -4/16/03
Median Home Price: $257,900
Average Home Price $300,779
Highest Home Sale: $1,440,885
Lowest Home Sale: $ 79,000

Condo Sales 4/2/02 -4/16/03
Median Condo Price: $230,000
Average Condo Price $255,258
Highest Condo Sale: $885,000
Lowest Condo Sale: $82,500

Apartment rents: $525 - 1,050
1999 median family income: $57,587
Average tax rate (per $1,000 assessed value): $13.41 

The People
(includes urbanized area outside city limits)
Ethnic makeup: 95% Caucasian
Median age: 37
Enrolled in public school (K-12): 8,717
Completed four-year college or higher: 50% over age 25

Recreation
State Parks: 3
City Parks: 2
Swimming pools: 3
Public golf courses: 3
Soccer and ball fields, tennis courts, skateboard park (2000), sailing club; Close to snow skiing (2 hours); Water sports include: scuba diving, sailing, kayaks, power boats, jet skis, wind surfing, water skiing, harbor, marinas.