Tacoma is located in Washington. Tacoma, Washington has a population of 217,332. Tacoma is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 27.73% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 32.93%.
The median household income in Tacoma, Washington is $69,956. The median household income for the surrounding county is $82,574 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Tacoma is 36.7 years.
The average high temperature in July is 77 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 36.5 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 40.9 inches per year, with 4.2 inches of snow per year.
| City | County | |
|---|---|---|
| High School Graduates | 90.2 | 92.08 |
| College Degree - 2 year | 10.29 | 11.78 |
| College Degree - 4 year | 31.3 | 28.41 |
| Graduate Degree | 8.12 | 7.18 |
| Expenditures per Student | 18,363 | 18,363 |
| Students per Teacher | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Grades | Students | P/T Ratio | ZIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington | PK - 05 | 267 | 12.4 | 98409 |
| Birney | PK - 05 | 444 | 13.3 | 98408 |
| Blix Elementary School | PK - 05 | 494 | 16.1 | 98404 |
| BOZE | PK - 05 | 374 | 14.2 | 98404 |
| Brookdale Elementary School | PK - 05 | 482 | 16.2 | 98444 |
| Browns Point | KG - 05 | 460 | 16.2 | 98422 |
| Bryant | PK - 08 | 427 | 15.7 | 98405 |
| Carter Lake Elementary School | PK - 05 | 406 | 16.8 | 98439 |
| Central Avenue Elementary School | KG - 05 | 435 | 14.9 | 98446 |
| Chester H Thompson Elementary School | PK - 06 | 524 | 13.3 | 98445 |
| Christensen Elementary School | PK - 05 | 431 | 16.1 | 98444 |
| Clover Creek Elementary School | PK - 06 | 646 | 17 | 98446 |
| Collins Elementary School | PK - 05 | 397 | 14.3 | 98446 |
| Crescent Heights | KG - 05 | 498 | 17.6 | 98422 |
| Delong | KG - 05 | 547 | 14.6 | 98405 |
| Downing | PK - 05 | 276 | 14.1 | 98406 |
| Edison | PK - 05 | 510 | 15.7 | 98409 |
| Elmhurst Elementary School | KG - 05 | 415 | 14.6 | 98445 |
| Fawcett | KG - 05 | 460 | 16 | 98404 |
| Fern Hill | PK - 05 | 362 | 15.3 | 98444 |
| Franklin | PK - 05 | 287 | 12.9 | 98405 |
| Geiger | KG - 05 | 415 | 15.5 | 98465 |
| Grant | PK - 05 | 345 | 13.3 | 98406 |
| Harvard Elementary School | KG - 05 | 426 | 15 | 98445 |
| Helen B. Stafford Elementary | PK - 05 | 519 | 15.8 | 98444 |
| James Sales Elementary School | KG - 05 | 458 | 14.7 | 98444 |
| Jefferson | PK - 05 | 309 | 14.2 | 98406 |
| Larchmont | PK - 05 | 419 | 14.4 | 98445 |
| Learning Support | PK - PK | 81 | 98444 | |
| Lister | PK - 05 | 532 | 16.2 | 98404 |
| Lowell | KG - 05 | 440 | 16.9 | 98403 |
| Lyon | PK - 05 | 341 | 13.3 | 98404 |
| Madison Headstart | PK - PK | 3 | 4 | 98409 |
| Manitou Park | PK - 05 | 620 | 15.4 | 98409 |
| Mann | PK - 05 | 491 | 14.4 | 98408 |
| McCarver | PK - 05 | 427 | 12.9 | 98405 |
| Midland Elementary School | KG - 05 | 529 | 16.2 | 98445 |
| Naches Trail Elementary School | PK - 06 | 458 | 14.9 | 98446 |
| Northeast Tacoma | PK - 05 | 383 | 15.9 | 98422 |
| Point Defiance | PK - 05 | 428 | 16.1 | 98407 |
| Reed | PK - 05 | 467 | 14.6 | 98418 |
| Roosevelt | PK - 05 | 263 | 10.9 | 98404 |
| Sheridan | PK - 05 | 606 | 15.7 | 98404 |
| Sherman | KG - 05 | 408 | 17.9 | 98407 |
| Skyline | PK - 05 | 388 | 14.4 | 98406 |
| Stanley | PK - 05 | 290 | 10.8 | 98405 |
| Thompson Preschool | PK - PK | 24 | 98445 | |
| Waller Road Elementary School | KG - 06 | 293 | 16.2 | 98443 |
| Washington | KG - 05 | 439 | 16.8 | 98407 |
| Whitman | PK - 05 | 428 | 14.6 | 98408 |
| Whittier | PK - 05 | 498 | 17.3 | 98466 |
| Grades | Students | P/T Ratio | ZIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Giaudrone Middle School | 06 - 08 | 640 | 17.7 | 98408 |
| Baker | 06 - 08 | 697 | 19.5 | 98408 |
| First Creek Middle School | 06 - 08 | 773 | 17.4 | 98404 |
| Gray | 06 - 08 | 617 | 19.6 | 98409 |
| Jason Lee | 06 - 08 | 594 | 17.6 | 98403 |
| Mason | 06 - 08 | 827 | 20.9 | 98407 |
| Meeker | 06 - 08 | 656 | 21.6 | 98422 |
| Morris Ford Middle School | 06 - 08 | 922 | 18.5 | 98445 |
| Perry G Keithley Middle School | 06 - 08 | 719 | 16.3 | 98444 |
| Spanaway Middle School | 06 - 09 | 730 | 19.9 | 98445 |
| Stewart | 06 - 08 | 407 | 13.7 | 98408 |
| Truman | 06 - 08 | 758 | 20.2 | 98407 |
| Grades | Students | P/T Ratio | ZIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFE High School | 10 - 12 | 778 | 22.1 | 98424 |
| FOSS | 09 - 12 | 887 | 21.4 | 98405 |
| Franklin Pierce High School | 09 - 12 | 1,192 | 20 | 98445 |
| Fresh Start | 09 - 12 | 195 | 98405 | |
| Goodwill GED | 09 - 12 | 33 | 98409 | |
| Lincoln | 09 - 12 | 1,407 | 20 | 98418 |
| Mt Tahoma | 09 - 12 | 1,530 | 23 | 98409 |
| Re-Engagement Center | 09 - 12 | 196 | 98405 | |
| Science and Math Institute | 09 - 12 | 459 | 17.2 | 98407 |
| Stadium | 09 - 12 | 1,680 | 23.5 | 98403 |
| Tacoma School of the Arts | 09 - 12 | 521 | 18 | 98402 |
| TCC Fresh Start | 09 - 12 | 201 | 98405 | |
| Washington High School | 09 - 12 | 967 | 18 | 98444 |
| Wilson | 09 - 12 | 1,268 | 22.1 | 98406 |
| Grades | Students | P/T Ratio | ZIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Alternative Special Needs Div. OCC | 09 - 12 | 0 | 98405 | |
| * Day Reporting School | 09 - 12 | 18 | 9 | 98406 |
| * Gates Open Doors Program | 09 - 12 | 13 | 98444 | |
| * Gates Secondary School | 08 - 12 | 185 | 11.7 | 98444 |
| * Oakland High School | 08 - 12 | 234 | 18.6 | 98409 |
| * Tacoma Business Academy | 09 - 12 | 33 | 98405 | |
| * Tacoma Pierce County Education Center | 09 - 12 | 2 | 98402 | |
| * Wava | 09 - 12 | 335 | 25.4 | 98409 |
| Alternative Special Needs Div. OCC | 09 - 12 | 0 | 98405 | |
| Columbia Junior High School | 08 - 09 | 581 | 21.2 | 98424 |
| Pearl Street Center | 06 - 12 | 11 | 11 | 98465 |
| Special Services | PK - 12 | 67 | 98405 |
| City | County | |
|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Type | ||
| Population | 217,332 | 910,225 |
| Population Density | 4,372 | 546 |
| Median Age | 36.7 | 36.4 |
| People per Household | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| Median Household Income | 69,956 | 82,574 |
| Average Income per Capita | 37,263 | 39,036 |
