Tacoma, WA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	81,037	100.0
1-unit, detached	51,728	63.8
1-unit, attached	1,891	2.3
2 units	2,342	2.9
3 or 4 units	4,073	5.0
5 to 9 units	4,205	5.2
10 to 19 units	5,444	6.7
20 or more units	10,980	13.5
Mobile home	223	0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	151	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,052	1.3
1995 to 1998	3,134	3.9
1990 to 1994	4,452	5.5
1980 to 1989	9,758	12.0
1970 to 1979	11,955	14.8
1960 to 1969	9,125	11.3
1940 to 1959	18,725	23.1
1939 or earlier	22,836	28.2

ROOMS
1 room	2,843	3.5
2 rooms	5,942	7.3
3 rooms	10,348	12.8
4 rooms	14,052	17.3
5 rooms	14,855	18.3
6 rooms	13,097	16.2
7 rooms	9,689	12.0
8 rooms	5,291	6.5
9 or more rooms	4,920	6.1
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	76,110	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	19,175	25.2
1995 to 1998	22,893	30.1
1990 to 1994	11,580	15.2
1980 to 1989	9,896	13.0
1970 to 1979	5,882	7.7
1969 or earlier	6,684	8.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	9,375	12.3
1	28,454	37.4
2	26,256	34.5
3 or more	12,025	15.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	27,119	35.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	585	0.8
Electricity	42,967	56.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	4,234	5.6
Coal or coke	21	0.0
Wood	589	0.8
Solar energy	3	0.0
Other fuel	421	0.6
No fuel used	171	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	344	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	660	0.9
No telephone service	1,467	1.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	76,110	100.0
1.00 or less	71,447	93.9
1.01 to 1.50	2,519	3.3
1.51 or more	2,144	2.8

Specified owner-occupied units	38,471	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	635	1.7
$50,000 to $99,999	11,029	28.7
$100,000 to $149,999	15,476	40.2
$150,000 to $199,999	5,921	15.4
$200,000 to $299,999	3,439	8.9
$300,000 to $499,999	1,668	4.3
$500,000 to $999,999	218	0.6
$1,000,000 or more	85	0.2
Median (dollars)	123,300	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	29,104	75.7
Less than $300	90	0.2
$300 to $499	777	2.0
$500 to $699	2,204	5.7
$700 to $999	8,536	22.2
$1,000 to $1,499	11,390	29.6
$1,500 to $1,999	4,101	10.7
$2,000 or more	2,006	5.2
Median (dollars)	1,107	(X)
Not mortgaged	9,367	24.3
Median (dollars)	352	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	9,848	25.6
15 to 19 percent	6,769	17.6
20 to 24 percent	5,612	14.6
25 to 29 percent	4,410	11.5
30 to 34 percent	3,318	8.6
35 percent or more	8,214	21.4
Not computed	300	0.8

Specified renter-occupied units	34,347	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,662	4.8
$200 to $299	1,238	3.6
$300 to $499	8,771	25.5
$500 to $749	13,526	39.4
$750 to $999	5,724	16.7
$1,000 to $1,499	2,287	6.7
$1,500 or more	564	1.6
No cash rent	575	1.7
Median (dollars)	581	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,214	15.2
15 to 19 percent	4,823	14.0
20 to 24 percent	4,544	13.2
25 to 29 percent	3,881	11.3
30 to 34 percent	2,674	7.8
35 percent or more	11,987	34.9
Not computed	1,224	3.6

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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