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Tacoma Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 193,556, Est. population in July 2002: 197,553 (+2.1% change)
Males: 94,419 (48.8%), Females: 99,137 (51.2%)

Elevation: 380 feet

County: Pierce

Land area: 50.1 square miles

Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $37,879 (year 2000)

Races in Tacoma:

White Non-Hispanic (66.5%)
Black (11.2%)
Hispanic (6.9%)
Two or more races (6.3%)
American Indian (3.6%)
Other race (2.9%)
Other Asian (2.2%)
Vietnamese (1.9%)
Korean (1.4%)
Filipino (1.0%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.9%)
Japanese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.7%), Irish (10.3%), English (9.0%), Norwegian (5.8%), United States (4.4%), Italian (3.5%).

For population 25 years and over in Tacoma

High school or higher: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
Unemployed: 7.8%
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tacoma city

Never married: 29.3%
Now married: 47.3%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 14.2%

11.9% Foreign born (5.7% Asia, 3.0% Europe, 2.4% Latin America).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (28.0 miles, pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (952.1 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Fircrest, WA (3.8 miles), Ruston, WA (5.2 miles), University Place, WA (5.8 miles), Midland, WA (5.9 miles), Waller, WA (6.8 miles), Fife, WA (6.9 miles), Lakewood, WA (7.0 miles), Parkland, WA (7.1 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 483 buildings, average cost: $119,300
1997: 388 buildings, average cost: $135,600
1998: 439 buildings, average cost: $157,700
1999: 431 buildings, average cost: $162,400
2000: 478 buildings, average cost: $145,900
2001: 468 buildings, average cost: $147,800
2002: 331 buildings, average cost: $150,500
2003: 277 buildings, average cost: $156,200

Area code: 253

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Manufacturing (12.5%), Retail trade (11.9%).