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Tehaleh, Washington.

A community in Pierce County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Pierce County’s.

Living in Tehaleh, Pierce County, Washington

Tehaleh, in Pierce County, had 5,784 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $155,646 a year and half less, against $99,564 across Pierce County; 1% of its people live below the poverty line. 93% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 7% are rented. Unemployment in Pierce County was 5.1% in August 2026, and the county had 1.1% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in shops, then professional services.

People 5,784 in the 2020 census; median age 34.0
Household income $155,646 the median, give or take $15,304 · Pierce County: $99,564
Unemployment 5.1% Pierce County, August 2026; 5.1% a year before
Homes 93% lived in by their owners; 7% rented
  • 3,221households
  • 57%of adults have a degree
  • 1%below the poverty line
  • 47 mintypical commute
  • 22%work from home

What residents work in

  • Shops (retail)13%
  • Professional and business services12%
  • Government12%
  • Manufacturing11%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care11%
  • Building trades10%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Pierce County had 337,071 jobs in 2025, 1.1% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 45° and 33°; warmest in August, 76° and 53° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° J F M A M J J A 76° 53° S O N D 45° 33°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 45° and 33°; warmest in August, 76° and 53° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° J F M A M J J A 76° 53° S O N D 45° 33°

Coldest in December, with highs near 45° and lows near 33°; warmest in August, with highs near 76° and lows near 53°. About 6 inches of snow and 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Mcmillin Rsvr weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Tehaleh

  1. Speedy Gonzalez Delivery ServicesLocal letter and parcel delivery services56
  2. Wesley at TehalehAssisted living facility for the elderly45
  3. Compass Group38

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 139 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. AvalanchesRelatively high
  2. Cold wavesRelatively high
  3. EarthquakesRelatively high
  4. Volcanic activityRelatively moderate
  5. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  6. Winter weatherRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Tehaleh’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Pierce County.