Tacoma, Washington

City in Pierce County, Washington · ZIP 98402, 98403, 98404

Pierce County
Census data · ACS 2019-2023
72 public schools

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228,202 (2024 estimate)Population
91,612Households
$83,857Median household income
$454,600Median home value
72Public schools
16ZIP codes

About Tacoma

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Population, 2000 to 2020+13.3%

Population of Tacoma at each census
Census	Population
2000	193,556
2010	198,397
2020	219,346

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 53, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 53, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 53, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Tacoma

Under $50k28.8%

$50k to $100k29.3%

$100k to $150k20%

$150k to $200k11.3%

$200k and over10.6%

Median household income $83,857 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 53, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Tacoma

56.5%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 51,744 units
Renter occupied: 39,868 units
Vacancy rate: 4.7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 53, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Tacoma compared with its county and state

Tacoma compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Tacoma	Pierce County	Washington
Population	220,482	924,106	7,740,984
Median household income	$83,857	$96,632	$94,952
Median age	37.3	36.8	38.2
Median home value	$454,600	$484,400	$519,800
Bachelor’s degree or higher	33.5%	30.1%	38.8%
Foreign-born residents	12.2%	10.5%	15.1%
Owner-occupied homes	56.5%	64.8%	63.9%
Mean commute to work	29.0 minutes	31.6 minutes	27.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 53, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Tacoma72

Public schools in Tacoma, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Hoyt Early Learning Center	Public	Pre-K	Tacoma School District
Madison Headstart	Public	Pre-K	Tacoma School District
Willard Early Learning Center	Public	Pre-K	Tacoma School District
Arlington Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Birney Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Blix Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Boze Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Browns Point Elementary School	Public	K–5	Tacoma School District
Bryant Montessori School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Crescent Heights Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Delong Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Downing Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Edison Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Edna Travis Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Fawcett Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Fern Hill Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Franklin Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Geiger Montessori School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Grant Elementary School	Public	K–5	Tacoma School District
Helen Stafford Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Impact Public Schools	Charter	Pre-K–5	Impact \| Commencement Bay Elementary
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Larchmont Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Lister Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Lowell Elementary School	Public	K–5	Tacoma School District
Lyon Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Manitou Park Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Mann Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
N.E. Tacoma Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Point Defiance Elementary School	Public	K–5	Tacoma School District
Reed Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Sherman Elementary School	Public	K–5	Tacoma School District
Skyline Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Stanley Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Tacoma Online Elementary School	Public	K–5	Tacoma School District
Washington Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Whitman Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tacoma School District
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Baker Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Bryant Montessori Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
First Creek Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Gray Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Hilltop Heritage Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Hunt Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Mason Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Meeker Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Stewart Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Tacoma Online Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Truman Middle School	Public	6–8	Tacoma School District
Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ	Special education	9–12	Tacoma School District
Bates Technical College - Open Doors	Alternative	9–12	Bates Technical College
Bates Technical High School	Public	9–12	Bates Technical College
Comm Based Trans Program	Special education	12	Tacoma School District
Dr. Dolores Silas High School	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
Foss High School	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
Insight School of WA Open Doors Program	Alternative	9–12	Quillayute Valley School District
Lincoln High School	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
Mount Tahoma High School	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
Oakland High School	Alternative	9–12	Tacoma School District
Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center	Public	6–12	Tacoma School District
Science and Math Institute	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
Stadium High School	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
Summit Public School: Olympus	Charter	9–12	Summit Public School: Olympus
Tacoma Online High School	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
Tacoma Open Doors	Alternative	9–12	Tacoma School District
Tacoma Pierce County Education Center	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
Tacoma School of the Arts	Public	9–12	Tacoma School District
The School at Pearl Youth Residence	Special education	6–12	Tacoma School District
Special Services	Alternative	Pre-K–12	Tacoma School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Tacoma at a glance

Type: City
County: Pierce County
Land area: 49.8 sq mi
Water area: 12.7 sq mi
Population: 228,202 (2024 estimate)
Households: 91,612
Median age: 37.3
Median household income: $83,857
Median home value: $454,600
Median gross rent: $1,597
Owner-occupied homes: 56.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.5%
Foreign-born residents: 12.2%
Mean commute to work: 29.0 minutes
Census GEOID: 5370000

Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 53, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 53, retrieved November 14, 2026.

ZIP codes and metro area

ZIP codes: 98402, 98403, 98404, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98408, 98409, 98416, 98418, 98421, 98422, 98444, 98465, 98466, 98467
Metro area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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