Tacoma

Population: 220,482
Median household income: $83,857
Median home value: $454,600

Tacoma, a community in Pierce County, Washington, has 220,482 residents. At $83,857, its median household income sits below Pierce County's $96,632.

From 2019 to 2023, Tacoma's population grew 3.6% from 212,869 to 220,482, while its median home value rose 63.6% from $277,900 to $454,600.

61.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 220,482
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $83,857
Median home value: $454,600
Median gross rent: $1,597
Housing units: 96,151
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

212,869220,482

Median household income

$62,358$83,857

Median home value

$277,900$454,600

Median gross rent

$1,180$1,597

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	212,869	$62,358	$277,900	$1,180
2020	215,766	$64,457	$311,700	$1,253
2021	217,332	$69,956	$347,100	$1,343
2022	219,234	$79,085	$415,300	$1,489
2023	220,482	$83,857	$454,600	$1,597

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,471	5.7%
5 to 17	30,658	13.9%
18 to 24	19,735	9.0%
25 to 34	38,680	17.5%
35 to 44	33,945	15.4%
45 to 54	26,223	11.9%
55 to 64	26,602	12.1%
65 to 74	19,846	9.0%
75 and over	12,322	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	123,791	56.1%
Black or African American	22,087	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,037	0.9%
Asian	19,031	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,938	0.9%
Some other race	1,270	0.6%
Two or more races	21,416	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,912	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,780	8.7%
High school graduate	40,291	25.6%
Some college or associate's	50,692	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	33,043	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19,812	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone67.1%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit4.7%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	74,845	67.1%
Carpooled	11,377	10.2%
Public transit	5,251	4.7%
Walked	2,892	2.6%
Bicycle	416	0.4%
Worked from home	15,270	13.7%
Other means	1,487	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,586	23.5%
15 to 29 min	34,744	36.1%
30 to 44 min	18,979	19.7%
45 to 59 min	8,171	8.5%
60+ min	11,788	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 12.0% (26,004 of 216,023)

	Count	Share
Family households	52,805	57.6%
Nonfamily households	38,807	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	91,612	95.3%
Vacant	4,539	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	51,744	56.5%
Renter-occupied	39,868	43.5%

1-unit, detached61.6%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units15.7%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	59,192	61.6%
1-unit, attached	2,872	3.0%
2 to 4 units	6,969	7.2%
5 to 19 units	11,535	12.0%
20 or more units	15,118	15.7%
Mobile home & other	465	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5370000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 50 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 47.2522, -122.4598