With 222,758 people, Tacoma is a city in Washington. Density works out to 4,481 people per square mile. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $479,600, having more than tripled since 2000. 29,202 more people live here than in 2000. About 35% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,884, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 113%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tacoma
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$157,685 → $479,600(+204%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$60,801 → $85,884(+41%)US over the same years: +14%
Tacoma's population equals 24% of Pierce County's. Its number of households without a car equals 43% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 34% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.4%(5,746)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(3,867)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.9%(4,091)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(486)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(95)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 15,769 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Tacoma, decade by decade
Tacoma population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
176,664
$60,801
$157,685
15.8%
49.1
2000
193,556
$69,002
$224,792
20.0%
66.1
2010
198,397
$68,853
$347,127
23.7%
74.4
2020
219,346
$78,124
$377,793
30.2%
81.4
2024
222,758
$85,884
$479,600
34.5%
80.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
