Tacoma, Washington demographics

Tacoma, WA demographics: median age 37.2; 34.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Tacoma city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5370000. The survey estimates a population of 222,758 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Tacoma is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.5 years. There are 93,033 households (±1,043). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±0.5	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 222,758
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	44,016 ±1,675	19.8% ±0.8 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	59,166 ±1,795	26.6% ±0.8 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	86,158 ±2,213	38.7% ±1.0 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	33,418 ±1,314	15.0% ±0.6 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 222,758
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	110,328 ±1,346	49.5% ±0.6 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	112,430 ±1,349	50.5% ±0.6 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 222,758
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	129,600 ±2,497	58.2% ±1.1 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	21,907 ±1,799	9.8% ±0.8 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	2,983 ±621	1.3% ±0.3 pp	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	21,355 ±1,353	9.6% ±0.6 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2,059 ±535	0.9% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10,385 ±1,474	4.7% ±0.7 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	34,469 ±1,977	15.5% ±0.9 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 222,758
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	191,924 ±1,797	86.2% ±0.8 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30,834 ±1,798	13.8% ±0.8 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 93,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	36,260 ±1,108	39.0% ±1.1 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	6,343 ±651	6.8% ±0.7 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	11,340 ±786	12.2% ±0.8 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	29,506 ±1,241	31.7% ±1.3 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	9,584 ±705	10.3% ±0.7 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 93,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	25,329 ±1,004	27.2% ±1.0 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	67,704 ±1,393	72.8% ±1.3 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 93,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	29,506 ±1,241	31.7% ±1.3 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	32,386 ±1,403	34.8% ±1.5 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	14,073 ±841	15.1% ±0.9 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	9,803 ±843	10.5% ±0.9 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,748 ±433	4.0% ±0.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	2,300 ±394	2.5% ±0.4 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,217 ±242	1.3% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 222,758
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	194,767 ±1,518	87.4% ±0.7 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	27,991 ±1,514	12.6% ±0.7 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 210,478
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	171,126 ±2,169	81.3% ±1.0 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	15,204 ±1,367	7.2% ±0.6 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	865 ±399	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	515 ±168	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	3,206 ±691	1.5% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,857 ±513	0.9% ±0.2 pp	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	2,131 ±368	1.0% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	912 ±175	0.4% ±0.1 pp	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	3,712 ±694	1.8% ±0.3 pp	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	2,384 ±580	1.1% ±0.3 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	6,551 ±998	3.1% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	311 ±216 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,704 ±523	0.8% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 159,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	14,378 ±1,159	9.0% ±0.7 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	39,356 ±1,647	24.7% ±1.0 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	34,618 ±1,699	21.7% ±1.0 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	15,897 ±1,190	10.0% ±0.7 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	33,948 ±1,709	21.3% ±1.1 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21,025 ±1,159	13.2% ±0.7 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 220,266
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	182,326 ±2,742	82.8% ±1.2 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	19,568 ±1,932	8.9% ±0.9 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	10,076 ±1,343	4.6% ±0.6 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,982 ±1,057	3.2% ±0.5 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,314 ±469	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.1% of Tacoma residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 92.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tacoma	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.1% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.8% ±0.4 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.9% ±0.6 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Tacoma . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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