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Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Division

941,170 Population
1,668 square miles 564.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,662 ±$1,226 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $65,496 ±$847
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$100,529 ±$2,476 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $112,388 ±$2,026
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.3% ±1% (85,131  ±8,923) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 8.8% 359,681 (±0.5% / ±19,274)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.5 minutes ±0.8 (13,080,765  ±416,974) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 30 53,404,364 (±0.2 / ±740,838)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

362,111 ±3,075 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,658,652 ±5,856
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (918,674  ±374) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.5 4,072,496 (±0 / ±1,424)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±0.9% (10,599  ±2,035) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 4.1% 43,244 (±0.4% / ±3,652)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

378,928 ±160 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,752,673 ±649
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$574,500 ±$8,780 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $743,000 ±$6,997
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.8% ±1.1% (119,562  ±10,317.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 14.6% 599,093 (±0.5% / ±21,057.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.2% ±2.1% (598,004  ±13,319.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 93.2% 2,768,917 (±1% / ±28,168.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.2% ±1.2% (208,688  ±7,430.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 48.5% 1,440,584 (±0.6% / ±19,100.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

16.9% (149,534  ±) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 27.9% 1,093,481 (±0.6% / ±21,904.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

11.7% (109,637  ±7,530) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 22.1% 917,149
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

10.3% ±0.6% (72,516  ±4,179) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 6% 195,040 (±0.2% / ±7,103)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
72,516 Total veterans ±4,179 59,128 Male ±3,813 13,388 Female ±1,966

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