Tacoma, WA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	193,556	100.0

Male	94,419	48.8
Female	99,137	51.2

Under 5 years	13,593	7.0
5 to 9 years	14,026	7.2
10 to 14 years	14,160	7.3
15 to 19 years	14,075	7.3
20 to 24 years	14,212	7.3
25 to 34 years	29,891	15.4
35 to 44 years	31,261	16.2
45 to 54 years	24,971	12.9
55 to 59 years	8,214	4.2
60 to 64 years	6,159	3.2
65 to 74 years	10,428	5.4
75 to 84 years	8,800	4.5
85 years and over	3,766	1.9

Median age (years)	33.9	(X)

18 years and over	143,666	74.2
Male	68,959	35.6
Female	74,707	38.6
21 years and over	134,651	69.6
62 years and over	26,553	13.7
65 years and over	22,994	11.9
Male	8,781	4.5
Female	14,213	7.3

RACE
One race	181,404	93.7
White	133,704	69.1
Black or African American	21,757	11.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,794	2.0
Asian	14,656	7.6
Asian Indian	372	0.2
Chinese	713	0.4
Filipino	2,016	1.0
Japanese	996	0.5
Korean	2,748	1.4
Vietnamese	3,600	1.9
Other Asian ¹	4,211	2.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,798	0.9
Native Hawaiian	250	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	368	0.2
Samoan	958	0.5
Other Pacific Islander ²	222	0.1
Some other race	5,695	2.9
Two or more races	12,152	6.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	143,426	74.1
Black or African American	26,461	13.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	7,043	3.6
Asian	18,731	9.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,906	1.5
Some other race	8,531	4.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	193,556	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	13,262	6.9
Mexican	8,599	4.4
Puerto Rican	1,447	0.7
Cuban	181	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	3,035	1.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	180,294	93.1
White alone	128,696	66.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	193,556	100.0
In households	186,825	96.5
Householder	76,152	39.3
Spouse	31,699	16.4
Child	54,725	28.3
Own child under 18 years	43,743	22.6
Other relatives	10,169	5.3
Under 18 years	4,231	2.2
Nonrelatives	14,080	7.3
Unmarried partner	5,183	2.7
In group quarters	6,731	3.5
Institutionalized population	3,033	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	3,698	1.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	76,152	100.0
Family households (families)	45,924	60.3
With own children under 18 years	23,518	30.9
Married-couple family	31,699	41.6
With own children under 18 years	14,505	19.0
Female householder, no husband present	10,580	13.9
With own children under 18 years	6,890	9.0
Nonfamily households	30,228	39.7
Householder living alone	24,148	31.7
Householder 65 years and over	7,892	10.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	26,084	34.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	16,337	21.5

Average household size	2.45	(X)
Average family size	3.10	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	81,102	100.0
Occupied housing units	76,152	93.9
Vacant housing units	4,950	6.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	235	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	76,152	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	41,676	54.7
Renter-occupied housing units	34,476	45.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.60	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.27	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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