Washington > Pierce County > Tacoma
Tacoma, WA
Pierce County · population ~231,000
Population
231,000
↑ 16% since 2010
Jobs
125,202
↑ 25% since 2010
Renters
44%
↓ 1pp since 2009
Median income
$85,884
↑ 84% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
People
Work
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Mobility
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What stands out
- 1Only 58.0% of households here are family households — well below the regional median (67%).
- 2Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (56% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
Key facts
Population
231,000
Jobs
125,202
Renters
44%
Median income
$85,884
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 100,436 in 2010 to 125,202 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2014 (-0.0%/year before, +2.3%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Owner-occupancy has risen 1 percentage points since 2009 (54% to 56% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
The numbers
Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
Family households
ACS 5-yr
58.0%
higher than only 13% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
55.8%
higher than only 31% of places
Local jobs
LODES
125,202
higher than 95% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
25%
higher than only 27% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
41,146
higher than 97% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
34%
higher than only 23% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
31th pctl
vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD, county-level
$2,064
FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
Housing mix
ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
Single-family71%
Multifamily (5+ units)29%
Where Tacoma's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Tacoma
40.8%
Lakewood
7.2%
Seattle
5.9%
University Place
5.8%
Federal Way
5.0%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks118
Schools70
Grocery stores22
Hospitals5
Libraries12
Nearest community site: New Jerusalem Church of God (Churches), 0.15 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Healthcare & Social Assistance24% (30,215)
Administrative & Support Services11% (13,392)
Hospitality10% (12,264)
Government (Public Administration)9% (11,813)
Retail9% (11,651)
Logistics / Industrial9% (11,215)
Education (includes academia/research)6% (7,697)
Construction / Real Estate5% (5,981)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)4% (5,634)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)4% (5,352)
Finance4% (4,821)
Other4% (4,677)
Information (partial technology proxy)0% (490)