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Tacoma, WA

221,790 Population
49.7 square miles 4,461.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 38.4 ±0.2

Economics

$42,734 ±$2,292 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $60,346 ±$733
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $50,764 ±$428
$80,784 ±$5,551 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $106,909 ±$1,271
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $91,306 ±$841

14.2% ±2.4% (30,668  ±5,136) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 8.6% 341,325 (±0.5% / ±18,515)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 10% 763,469 (±0.3% / ±24,765)

26.6 minutes ±0.2 (2,401,060  ±146,092) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 28.5 45,151,400 (±0.3 / ±676,699)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 26.3 80,392,864 (±0.2 / ±965,854)

Families

91,951 ±3,548 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,611,580 ±7,587
  • Washington: 3,079,953 ±10,236
2.4 ±0.1 (216,105  ±319) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.5 3,961,893 (±0 / ±2,032)
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 † 7,632,260 (±180.4 / ±-555,555,600)

6.4% ±2% (3,681  ±1,183) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 4.9% 48,953 (±0.4% / ±3,893)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 5.1% 92,565 (±0.3% / ±4,869)

Housing

97,934 ±3,759 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,709,710 ±926
  • Washington: 3,313,479 ±1,252

$492,800 ±$14,283 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $718,100 ±$6,196
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $569,500 ±$4,606

17.2% ±2.4% (37,686  ±5,294.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 15.9% 634,459 (±0.5% / ±19,117.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 14.8% 1,137,387 (±0.4% / ±29,433.1)

Social

90.4% ±3.4% (142,456  ±6,475.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 93.1% 2,674,105 (±0.9% / ±26,203.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.2% 5,041,714 (±0.7% / ±35,681.8)
34.9% ±2.4% (55,052  ±4,062.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 46.9% 1,346,131 (±0.6% / ±16,942.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 39.5% 2,159,683 (±0.4% / ±22,586.3)

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

12% ±1.6% (26,630  ±3,639) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 20.8% † 837,093 (±2,857.4% / ±16,194)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 15.3% † 1,188,392 (±1,089.1% / ±19,178)

8% ±1.1% (14,056  ±1,988) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 6.5% 204,748 (±0.2% / ±6,813)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 7.7% 469,565 (±0.2% / ±9,384)
14,056 Total veterans ±1,988 12,384 Male ±1,668 1,672 Female ±618

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