Washington · Census place 70000
Tacoma city, WA
Quick answer
Tacoma city has 220,482 residents, ranking #3 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $83,857, the median home is worth $454,600 and median gross rent runs $1,597 a month.
- Population
- 220,482Tacoma city residents
- Median household income
- $83,857Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $454,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,597Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tacoma city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tacoma city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 56.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Washington.
- Seattle city 741,440
- Spokane city 229,228
- Vancouver city 192,696
- Bellevue city 151,199
- Kent city 135,015
- Everett city 111,083
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