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Washington·Pierce County
52 tracts·226K people·$480K median·4,539/mi²
White 56 · Hispanic 14 · Multiracial 10 · Asian 9 · Black 9 · Other 2
Married couple 39 · Living alone 32 · Other 29
Health 33 · Professional 19 · Retail 18 · Public admin 10 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 19 · Service 17 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 16 · Transit 4 · Walk 3 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Tacoma is $479,600 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Tacoma has 222,758 residents across 51 census tracts and 35 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.2; the population is 55.6% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Multiracial, 9.4% Asian, 9.3% Black and 2.3% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 34.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.4% (Census ACS).
Browns Point Elementary School (73%), Lowell Elementary School (73%) and Washington Elementary School (72%) lead the elementary schools; Mason Middle School (57%), Meeker Middle School (46%) and Bryant Montessori Middle School (45%) lead the middle schools; Science and Math Institute (58%), Stadium High School (55%) and Industrial Design Engineering and Arts (41%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,676/month, 6% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Tacoma is $85,884 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
In Tacoma, median rent is $1,676/month and the median home value is $479,600 (Census ACS).
Tacoma reported 12.4 violent crimes and 73.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 76°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 124 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 41 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Tacoma are earthquake (100), volcanic activity (100) and inland flooding (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.69g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Tacoma, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).