Population

229,816

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$479,600

Owner-occupied units

Tacoma, WA

Washington · 47.252° N, 122.460° W · 50 sq mi

Tacoma is a city in Washington, with a population of 229,816 and about 4,616 residents per square mile. The median household earns $85,884 a year, and the median home is worth $479,600.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

50 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,616

People per square mile

Rank by population

#106

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#237

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$85,884

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,676

Per month

Homeownership

55.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

28.8 min

One way

People

Median age

37.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

34.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

12.6%

Households

93,033

2.33 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25^%

Professional & business services 10.8^%

Retail trade 10.7^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Washington

Name

Steve Ballmer

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$118B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Hunts Point

Source of wealth

Microsoft

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Washington · private sector

Employer

Amazon

Sector

Retail & cloud

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Washington

Company

Amazon

Revenue

$638.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Seattle

Ticker

AMZN

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Washington

State bird

Willow Goldfinch

State flower

Coast Rhododendron

State capital

Olympia

Nickname

The Evergreen State

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