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	Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
Total population	29,095	281,421,906
State	Washington
City	tacoma
Zip(s)	98408

Tacoma, WA, 98408 Population

	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
Male	14,327	49.24%	49.06%
Female	14,768	50.76%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.1		35.3

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	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
18 years and over	21,062	72.39%	74.31%
21 years and over	19,897	68.39%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,997	13.74%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,438	11.82%	12.43%

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	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
White	20,049	68.91%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,949	10.14%	12.32%
Asian	2,227	7.65%	3.64%
Some other race	1,840	6.32%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,030	6.98%	2.43%

Tacoma, WA, 98408 Housing

	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
Total households	10,938		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,100	64.91%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,838	35.09%	31.94%

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	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
Total housing units	11,527		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	571	4.95%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	10,938	94.89%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,205	62.51%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,733	32.38%	30.77%

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	Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	148	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,038	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,178	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	327	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	56	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	6	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.57%
Median (dollars)	102,600	119,600

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	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,961	17.93%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,255	29.76%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,000	18.28%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,404	12.84%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	861	7.87%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,441	13.17%	9.65%

Tacoma, WA, 98408 Education

	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,823		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	428	5.47%	6.47%
Kindergarten	474	6.06%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,884	49.65%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,712	21.88%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,325	16.94%	22.81%

Tacoma, WA, 98408 Economy

	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
Population 16 years and over	22,058		217,168,077
In labor force	14,311	64.88%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	14,188	64.32%	63.39%
- - Employed	13,002	58.94%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,186	5.38%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	123	0.56%	0.53%
Not in labor force	7,747	35.12%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	11,429	51.81%	51.66%
In labor force	6,613	29.98%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,583	29.84%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,984	27.13%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,197	9.96%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,390		12,787,501

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	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	10,886		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,002	9.2%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	705	6.48%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,320	12.13%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,887	17.33%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,367	21.74%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,269	20.84%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	861	7.91%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	364	3.34%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	57	0.52%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	54	0.5%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	38,030		41,994

	Tacoma, WA, 98408	%, Tacoma, WA, 98408	United States
With earnings	8,656	39.24%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,568		56,604
With Social Security income	2,676	12.13%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,056		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	771	3.5%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,585		6,320
With public assistance income	669	3.03%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,700		3,032
With retirement income	2,093	9.49%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,699		17,376

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