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Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Division

928,696 Population
1,668 square miles 556.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,278 ±$1,367 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $62,137 ±$825
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$98,174 ±$3,044 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $110,744 ±$1,836
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.8% ±1% (88,473  ±8,627) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 9.1% 360,070 (±0.5% / ±19,998)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.3 minutes ±0.7 (12,516,515  ±407,628) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 29.2 49,875,860 (±0.4 / ±801,513)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

356,066 ±2,763 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,627,693 ±8,137
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (906,034  ±275) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.4 3,972,485 (±0 / ±641)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.1% ±0.8% (11,412  ±1,869) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 4.8% 48,511 (±0.4% / ±4,303)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

375,752 ±134 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,734,427 ±357
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$538,000 ±$10,184 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $712,200 ±$6,200
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.6% ±1.1% (133,993  ±10,164.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 15.4% 617,078 (±0.5% / ±21,032.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±2% (587,959  ±12,918.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 93.5% 2,702,137 (±0.9% / ±25,512.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
32% ±1.1% (203,772  ±7,005.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 48.6% 1,404,951 (±0.6% / ±16,744.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.1% (103,071  ±6,209) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 21.3% 861,459
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

11.5% ±0.7% (79,008  ±4,835) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 6.3% 198,806 (±0.2% / ±7,158)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
79,008 Total veterans ±4,835 67,512 Male ±4,370 11,496 Female ±1,550

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