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Tacoma, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $492,800 (it was $123,400 in 2000)
Tacoma:

$492,800
Washington:

$569,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $389,900 - $669,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $539,563
Here:

$539,563
State:

$734,307

Townhouses or other attached units: $464,187
Here:

$464,187
State:

$657,697

In 2-unit structures: $365,361
Here:

$365,361
State:

$534,634

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $539,874
Here:

$539,874
State:

$510,239

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $615,661
Here:

$615,661
State:

$503,183

Mobile homes: $199,021
Here:

$199,021
State:

$218,362

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $166,575
Here:

$166,575
State:

$159,523

Total population: 205,159 (Urban population: 193,050, Rural population: 127 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 97,934 (91,951 occupied: 51,688 owner occupied, 40,263 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

44%
State:

36%

Housing density: 1,956 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $492,358.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,426 (lower quartile is $1,059, upper quartile is $1,823)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,841


Median gross rent in Tacoma, WA in 2022: $1,575

Housing units in Tacoma with a mortgage: 37,404 (3,535 second mortgage, 198 home equity loan, 2,502 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,051

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $122,337

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $75,649

Median monthly housing costs: $1,655

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Tacoma, Washington Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship:

Households: 221,790
  • Male householders: 45,297 (12,001 living alone), Female householders: 46,654 (16,256 living alone)
  • 37,390 spouses (36,236 opposite-sex spouses), 10,230 unmarried partners, (9,650 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 50,877 children (47,179 natural, 1,163 adopted, 2,535 stepchildren), 3,387 grandchildren, 2,450 brothers or sisters, 2,457 parents, 641 foster children, 3,802 other relatives, 12,920 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,685

Size of family households: 25,656 2-persons, 12,385 3-persons, 9,327 4-persons, 3,213 5-persons, 1,847 6-persons, 1,254 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28,257 1-person, 8,375 2-persons, 898 3-persons, 370 4-persons, 369 7-or-more-persons.

25,522 married couples with children.
12,598 single-parent households (4,696 men, 7,902 women).

83.4% of residents of Tacoma speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 26,630 (12.0%)
(59.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tacoma, Washington
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tacoma, Washington
  • 921no bedroom
  • 8921 bedroom
  • 10,5972 bedrooms
  • 22,9003 bedrooms
  • 12,1954 bedrooms
  • 4,1835+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tacoma, Washington
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tacoma, Washington
  • 4,426no bedroom
  • 12,2481 bedroom
  • 16,7902 bedrooms
  • 5,6403 bedrooms
  • 9544 bedrooms
  • 2055+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Tacoma in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tacoma in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,119no vehicle
  • 12,1961 vehicle
  • 21,7742 vehicles
  • 10,4243 vehicles
  • 3,4074 vehicles
  • 2,7685+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Tacoma in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tacoma in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7,196no vehicle
  • 20,0511 vehicle
  • 11,1812 vehicles
  • 1,4803 vehicles
  • 3554 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tacoma, Washington
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tacoma, Washington
  • 7021 room
  • 1772 rooms
  • 1,3223 rooms
  • 6,0594 rooms
  • 8,2935 rooms
  • 12,7996 rooms
  • 8,4697 rooms
  • 5,6318 rooms
  • 8,2369+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tacoma, Washington
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tacoma, Washington
  • 3,8611 room
  • 3,3862 rooms
  • 9,7493 rooms
  • 11,2244 rooms
  • 5,6025 rooms
  • 3,9206 rooms
  • 1,3097 rooms
  • 5588 rooms
  • 6549+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Tacoma, WA
Tacoma city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Tacoma, WA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Tacoma, WA in 2022
  • 4,310Less than $10,000
  • 6,428$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,762$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,239$30,000 to $39,999
  • 6,237$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7,551$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8,141$60,000 to $74,999
  • 12,682$75,000 to $99,999
  • 9,342$100,000 to $124,999
  • 7,451$125,000 to $149,999
  • 9,680$150,000 to $199,999
  • 10,128$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Tacoma, WA

  • Distribution of house value in Tacoma, WA in 2022
  • 414Less than $10,000
  • 13$10,000 to $14,999
  • 66$15,000 to $19,999
  • 66$20,000 to $24,999
  • 66$25,000 to $29,999
  • 77$30,000 to $34,999
  • 153$35,000 to $39,999
  • 60$40,000 to $49,999
  • 126$50,000 to $59,999
  • 24$60,000 to $69,999
  • 41$70,000 to $79,999
  • 18$80,000 to $89,999
  • 49$90,000 to $99,999
  • 119$100,000 to $124,999
  • 125$125,000 to $149,999
  • 280$150,000 to $174,999
  • 407$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,227$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,756$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7,624$300,000 to $399,999
  • 10,618$400,000 to $499,999
  • 17,820$500,000 to $749,999
  • 4,719$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,676$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 152$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 262$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Tacoma, WA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Tacoma, WA in 2022
  • 175Less than $100
  • 70$100 to $149
  • 298$150 to $199
  • 959$200 to $249
  • 295$250 to $299
  • 533$300 to $349
  • 282$350 to $399
  • 205$400 to $449
  • 273$450 to $499
  • 358$500 to $549
  • 248$550 to $599
  • 204$600 to $649
  • 403$650 to $699
  • 178$700 to $749
  • 239$750 to $799
  • 915$800 to $899
  • 2,826$900 to $999
  • 6,167$1,000 to $1,249
  • 7,414$1,250 to $1,499
  • 11,931$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,325$2,000 to $2,499
  • 1,212$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,078$3,000 to $3,499
  • 79$3,500 or more
  • 596No cash rent
Work and jobs in Tacoma: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.6%
Number of people working at home: 17,880 (16.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,656
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 6,962
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 12,576
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 16,291
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 11,959
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5,498
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 11,139
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4,318
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3,505
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 7,630
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 5,102
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,812
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Tacoma

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 87,154 (72.1%)
  • Carpooled: 9,413 (7.8%)
  • Bus: 2,108 (1.7%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 306 (0.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 86 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 582 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle: 387 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 2,921 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 17,880 (14.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.0%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.2%Males
  • 8.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 9.4%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 11.9%Males
  • 11.1%Females
Races in Tacoma detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tacoma, Washington
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tacoma, Washington
  • 8,4282010 or later
  • 6,2182000 to 2009
  • 6,0531990 to 1999
  • 5,8721980 to 1989
  • 2,4881970 to 1979
  • 3,985Before 1970
Ancestries in Tacoma, WA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 6,993 (7.0%)
  • American: 6,797 (6.8%)
  • English: 5,621 (5.7%)
  • European: 4,623 (4.6%)
  • Irish: 4,473 (4.5%)
  • Italian: 3,009 (3.0%)
  • Norwegian: 2,605 (2.6%)
  • African: 1,851 (1.9%)
  • Ukrainian: 1,851 (1.9%)
  • Scottish: 1,050 (1.1%)
  • Swedish: 770 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 669 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 618 (0.6%)
  • Scandinavian: 595 (0.6%)
  • Northern European: 567 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 544 (0.5%)
  • French: 525 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 498 (0.5%)
  • British: 462 (0.5%)
  • French Canadian: 331 (0.3%)
  • Kenyan: 307 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 300 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 287 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 255 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 238 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 230 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 218 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 215 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 212 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 161 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 160 (0.2%)
  • Icelander: 158 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 158 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 131 (0.1%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 107 (0.1%)
  • Ugandan: 96 (0.10%)
  • Belizean: 95 (0.10%)
  • Greek: 87 (0.09%)
  • Brazilian: 82 (0.08%)
  • British West Indian: 80 (0.08%)
  • Bulgarian: 64 (0.06%)
  • Swiss: 62 (0.06%)
  • South African: 51 (0.05%)
  • Somali: 47 (0.05%)
  • Liberian: 46 (0.05%)
  • Hungarian: 40 (0.04%)
  • West Indian: 37 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 36 (0.04%)
  • Afghan: 34 (0.03%)
  • Lithuanian: 34 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 32 (0.03%)
  • Australian: 28 (0.03%)
  • Celtic: 28 (0.03%)
  • Turkish: 27 (0.03%)
  • Yugoslavian: 27 (0.03%)
  • Albanian: 26 (0.03%)
  • Portuguese: 25 (0.03%)
  • Lebanese: 20 (0.02%)
  • German Russian: 20 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 20 (0.02%)
  • Slovene: 17 (0.02%)
  • Basque: 15 (0.02%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 14 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 14 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Armenian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Palestinian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 12 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Assyrian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Arab: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Tacoma:

16.2% (4,483)
Washington:

21.1% (241,655)

Vietnam
Tacoma:

11.8% (3,264)
Washington:

5.4% (62,003)

Korea
Tacoma:

7.4% (2,060)
Washington:

4.3% (48,886)

Philippines
Tacoma:

6.9% (1,919)
Washington:

6.3% (71,661)

Ukraine
Tacoma:

5.4% (1,503)
Washington:

3.1% (35,872)

Cambodia
Tacoma:

4.5% (1,250)
Washington:

1.0% (10,993)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Tacoma:

3.3% (924)
Washington:

7.4% (84,470)

Canada
Tacoma:

3.1% (858)
Washington:

4.1% (47,238)

Russia
Tacoma:

3.0% (818)
Washington:

1.9% (21,540)

Kenya
Tacoma:

2.8% (764)
Washington:

1.1% (12,735)

Germany
Tacoma:

2.3% (645)
Washington:

1.6% (17,761)

Thailand
Tacoma:

2.0% (555)
Washington:

0.9% (9,937)

India
Tacoma:

1.8% (507)
Washington:

8.9% (101,353)

Laos
Tacoma:

1.7% (484)
Washington:

0.5% (5,926)

Japan
Tacoma:

1.6% (453)
Washington:

1.5% (17,453)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 107,911
  • Other state: 82,005
  • Northeast: 8,945
  • Midwest: 16,762
  • South: 19,159
  • West: 37,139

82.8% of Tacoma residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53.5% lived in Washington.


Tacoma:

82.8%
State average:

85.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,749
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 25
  • 5th and 6th grade: 692
  • 7th and 8th grade: 453
  • 9th grade: 250
  • 10th grade: 291
  • 11th grade: 2,568
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,936
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 21,930
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,449
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,059
  • Associate degree: 5,976
  • Bachelor's degree: 14,955
  • Master's degree: 6,202
  • Professional school degree: 2,069
  • Doctorate degree: 1,400
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,749
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 349
  • 5th and 6th grade: 823
  • 7th and 8th grade: 358
  • 9th grade: 128
  • 10th grade: 1,016
  • 11th grade: 797
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,901
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,739
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,578
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,665
  • Associate degree: 8,008
  • Bachelor's degree: 17,192
  • Master's degree: 9,501
  • Professional school degree: 2,306
  • Doctorate degree: 1,427
Educational Attainment for Females
Tacoma marital status for males
Tacoma marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 58,116
  • One, attached: 2,926
  • Two: 2,418
  • 3 or 4: 5,730
  • 5 to 9: 6,952
  • 10 to 19: 5,884
  • 20 to 49: 6,485
  • 50 or more: 9,035
  • Mobile homes: 326
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 62

Median worth of mobile homes: $158,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Tacoma
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Tacoma, WA
  • 48.2%Utility gas
  • 47.0%Electricity
  • 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Wood
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Tacoma, WA
  • 80.9%Electricity
  • 15.4%Utility gas
  • 1.8%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,351
Here:

13.3%
Washington:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,135
Here:

12.5%
Washington:

9.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,226
Here:

27.7%
Washington:

16.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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