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Tacoma, WA

219,203 Population
49.7 square miles 4,409.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,179 ±$1,342 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $55,152 ±$760
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $46,177 ±$469
$77,141 ±$5,025 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $101,721 ±$1,148
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $84,247 ±$844

9.8% ±1.8% (21,047  ±3,772) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 8.6% 340,387 (±0.4% / ±16,033)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 9.9% 754,315 (±0.3% / ±22,276)

27.9 minutes ±1.3 (2,416,860  ±177,877) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 28.5 40,358,496 (±0.2 / ±676,271)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 26 72,158,296 (±0.2 / ±828,119)

Families

88,819 ±2,434 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,584,796 ±7,152
  • Washington: 3,022,255 ±9,423
2.4 ±0.1 (214,142  ±1,406) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.5 3,945,422 (±0 / ±4,408)
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,595,088 (±0)

4.4% ±1.4% (2,524  ±809) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 4.7% 46,487 (±0.4% / ±3,463)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 5% 90,722 (±0.3% / ±5,044)

Housing

92,516 ±2,361 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,678,969 ±1,869
  • Washington: 3,257,140 ±888

$435,700 ±$13,901 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $638,400 ±$5,253
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $485,700 ±$2,911

17.2% ±2.5% (37,175  ±5,380.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 16.8% 665,601 (±0.6% / ±24,843.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,182,383 (±0.4% / ±31,900.1)

Social

91% ±3.4% (141,908  ±5,990.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 93.6% 2,664,234 (±0.9% / ±25,565.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.4% 4,987,844 (±0.6% / ±34,589.5)
34.9% ±2.2% (54,444  ±3,640.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 46.9% 1,333,887 (±0.6% / ±17,349.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 39% 2,104,662 (±0.4% / ±20,737.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

12.3% ±1.4% (26,866  ±3,071) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 20% 802,357 (±0.4% / ±15,515)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 14.8% 1,143,311 (±0.2% / ±17,692)

9.6% ±1.4% (16,558  ±2,448) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 6.8% 211,593 (±0.2% / ±6,947)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 8.2% 490,717 (±0.2% / ±10,905)
16,558 Total veterans ±2,448 14,062 Male ±2,239 2,496 Female ±1,042

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