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Demographic Profile for 

Downtown Tacoma, Washington

Download the Year 2000 Census Profile of TacomaPierce County, Washington State  (39K PDF files)

2000 2001 2002 2003
City of Tacoma Population  =   193,556   194,500   194,900  196,300
City of Tacoma Area in Square Miles = 49

 

Concentric Circle Radius =  

3 Miles 5 Miles 10 Miles 15 Miles
Total Population (Year 2000) 80,018 228,029 577,153 931,196
Persons by Age

0 to 4

6.7% 7.0% 7.0% 7.2%

5 to 17

18.0% 19.1% 19.2% 19.6%

18 to 20

5.6% 4.5% 4.5% 4.4%

21 to 24

6.5% 5.6% 5.5% 5.5%

25 to 44

32.7% 31.7% 30.9% 31.7%

45 to 54

12.8% 13.2% 13.6% 13.4%

55 to 64

6.9% 7.6% 8.3% 7.9%

65 & Over

10.8% 11.2% 11.1% 10.2%
Persons by Race

White alone

68.8% 71.2% 74.2% 76.2%

Black or African American alone

11.9% 10.3% 8.1% 7.2%

American Indian and Alaska Native alone

2.8% 1.9% 1.4% 1.4%

Asian Alone

6.6% 7.1% 7.3% 6.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone

0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%

Some Other Race alone

2.9% 2.8% 2.6% 2.8%

Two or more races

6.2% 5.9% 5.5% 5.2%
Persons by Hispanic or Latino Origin

Hispanic or Latino

7.0% 6.6% 6.1% 6.3%

Not Hispanic or Latino

93.0% 93.4% 93.9% 93.7%
Total Households 31,664 89,495 224,653 352,400

Owner Occupied Units

48.8% 56.5% 58.3% 60.2%

Renter Occupied Units

51.2% 43.5% 41.7% 39.8%
Household Income (Year 1999)

Less than $10,000

13.2% 9.8% 7.9% 7.2%

$10,000 to $14,999

8.3% 6.6% 5.5% 5.1%

$15,000 to $19,999

7.6% 6.5% 5.8% 5.5%

$20,000 to $24,999

7.0% 6.5% 6.3% 6.2%

$25,000 to $29,999

7.5% 6.9% 6.9% 6.6%

$30,000 to $34,999

6.8% 6.9% 6.4% 6.4%

$35,000 to $39,999

7.1% 6.5% 6.4% 6.3%

$40,000 to $44,999

5.9% 6.4% 6.2% 6.0%

$45,000 to $49,999

4.8% 5.1% 5.4% 5.4%

$50,000 to $59,999

8.3% 9.3% 9.9% 10.2%

$60,000 to $74,999

9.0% 10.8% 11.5% 12.2%

$75,000 to $99,999

7.5% 10.0% 11.2% 12.0%

$100,000 to $124,999

3.3% 4.4% 5.1% 5.3%

$125,000 to $149,999

1.3% 1.9% 2.2% 2.3%

$150,000 to $199,999

0.9% 1.3% 1.7% 1.7%

$200,000 or more

1.1% 1.1% 1.6% 1.6%
Median Household Income $34,574 $40,300 $43,760 $45,610

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Source: Estimated from Year 2000 Census using ArcGIS Software.

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