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Tacoma Public Schools, WA

231,991 Population
51.7 square miles 4,486.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Pierce County: 37.5 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$50,105 ±$3,764 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pierce County: $46,278 ±$1,367
  • a little less than the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
$90,104 ±$4,018 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pierce County: $98,174 ±$3,044
  • a little less than the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221

12.3% ±2% (27,964  ±4,635) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pierce County: 9.8% 88,473 (±1% / ±8,627)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)

29 minutes ±1.9 (3,035,685  ±273,800) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pierce County: 31.3 12,516,515 (±0.7 / ±407,628)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 26.7 85,416,730 (±0.2 / ±973,110)

Families

102,111 ±3,480 Number of households
  • Pierce County: 356,066 ±2,763
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
2.2 ±0.1 (226,906  ±4,686) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pierce County: 2.5 906,034 (±0 / ±275)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,659,849

4.4% ±1.3% (2,659  ±805) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 5.1% † 11,412 (±0.8% / ±1,869)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)

Housing

108,003 ±3,680 Number of housing units
  • Pierce County: 375,752 ±134
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310

$484,400 ±$11,036 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pierce County: $538,000 ±$10,184
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882

16.6% ±2.3% (38,121  ±5,355.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pierce County: 14.6% 133,993 (±1.1% / ±10,164.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)

Social

91.5% ±3.2% (156,385  ±7,356.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pierce County: 92.2% 587,959 (±2% / ±12,918.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.4% 5,090,206 (±0.7% / ±36,316.2)
35.5% ±2.2% (60,613  ±4,156) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pierce County: 32% 203,772 (±1.1% / ±7,005.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)

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

13.4% ±1.7% (31,113  ±3,914) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pierce County: 11.1% 103,071
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 15.5% 1,213,933

9.9% ±1.3% (18,511  ±2,429) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 11.5% 79,008 (±0.7% / ±4,835)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
18,511 Total veterans ±2,429 15,743 Male ±2,218 2,768 Female ±866

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