People QuickFacts Tacoma Washington Population, 2011 estimate 200,678 6,830,038 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 198,397 6,724,540 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.1% 1.6% Population, 2010 198,397 6,724,540 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.0% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.0% 23.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.3% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.6% 50.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 64.9% 77.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 11.2% 3.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.8% 1.5% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 8.2% 7.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 1.2% 0.6% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 8.1% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 11.3% 11.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 60.5% 72.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 77.9% 81.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 12.7% 12.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 18.4% 17.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 87.3% 89.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 23.7% 31.0% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 24.9 25.4  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 54.1% 64.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 35.5% 25.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $241,300 $285,400 Households, 2006-2010 80,003 2,577,375 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.40 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $25,377 $29,733 Median household income 2006-2010 $47,862 $57,244 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 17.1% 12.1%     Business QuickFacts Tacoma Washington Total number of firms, 2007 14,355 551,340 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 1.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.9% 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 3.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.1% 28.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,257,254 112,053,283 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,055,187 76,790,966 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,064,885 92,968,519 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,713 $14,380 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 380,692 12,389,422     Geography QuickFacts Tacoma Washington Land area in square miles, 2010 49.72 66,455.52 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,990.2 101.2 FIPS Code 70000 53 Counties Pierce County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts