Comprehensive demographic dataset for Tacoma, WA, US including population statistics, household income, housing units, education levels, employment data, and transportation with year-over-year changes.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the data for the Tacoma, WA population pyramid, which represents the Tacoma population distribution across age and gender, using estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates. It lists the male and female population for each age group, along with the total population for those age groups. Higher numbers at the bottom of the table suggest population growth, whereas higher numbers at the top indicate declining birth rates. Furthermore, the dataset can be utilized to understand the youth dependency ratio, old-age dependency ratio, total dependency ratio, and potential support ratio.

Key observations

• Youth dependency ratio, which is the number of children aged 0-14 per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Tacoma, WA, is 24.4.
• Old-age dependency ratio, which is the number of persons aged 65 or over per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Tacoma, WA, is 20.6.
• Total dependency ratio for Tacoma, WA is 45.1.
• Potential support ratio, which is the number of youth (working age population) per elderly, for Tacoma, WA is 4.8.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group for the Tacoma population analysis. Total expected values are 18 and are define above in the age groups section.
• Population (Male): The male population in the Tacoma for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Population (Female): The female population in the Tacoma for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Total Population: The total population of the Tacoma for the selected age group is shown in the following column.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Tacoma Population by Age. You can refer the same here

Comprehensive demographic dataset for South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, US including population statistics, household income, housing units, education levels, employment data, and transportation with year-over-year changes.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Tacoma population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Tacoma. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Tacoma by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Tacoma.

Key observations

The largest age group in Tacoma, WA was for the group of age 30 to 34 years years with a population of 19,583 (8.88%), according to the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in Tacoma, WA was the 80 to 84 years years with a population of 2,970 (1.35%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Tacoma is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Tacoma total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Tacoma Population by Age. You can refer the same here

Comprehensive demographic dataset for West End Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, US including population statistics, household income, housing units, education levels, employment data, and transportation with year-over-year changes.

This EnviroAtlas dataset is a summary of key demographic groups for the EnviroAtlas community. This dataset was produced by the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. This dataset was produced the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. This dataset was produced the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets).

Census 2000 profile of selected characteristics on demographics, social , economic, and housing for Tacoma.Year 2000 U.S. Census Bureau profiles of General Demographic Characteristics (DP-1), Selected Social Characteristics (DP-2), Selected Economic Characteristics (DP-3), Selected Housing Characteristics (DP-4) for Tacoma.The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States. It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities.Last table update 4/25/2002.

Census 2000 demographic profile of population, race, Hispanic origin, age, gender, household, and housing by Tacoma Census Tract.The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States. It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the population of Tacoma by gender, including both male and female populations. This dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Tacoma across both sexes and to determine which sex constitutes the majority.

Key observations

There is a slight majority of male population, with 50.23% of total population being male. Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates.

Scope of gender :

Please note that American Community Survey asks a question about the respondents current sex, but not about gender, sexual orientation, or sex at birth. The question is intended to capture data for biological sex, not gender. Respondents are supposed to respond with the answer as either of Male or Female. Our research and this dataset mirrors the data reported as Male and Female for gender distribution analysis. No further analysis is done on the data reported from the Census Bureau.

Variables / Data Columns

• Gender: This column displays the Gender (Male / Female)
• Population: The population of the gender in the Tacoma is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the percentage distribution of each gender as a proportion of Tacoma total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

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This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Tacoma Population by Race & Ethnicity. You can refer the same here

In 2023, the population of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan area in the United States was about 4.04 million people. This was a slight decrease from the previous year, when the population was about 4.03 million.

Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (MSA) (STWPOP) from 2000 to 2024 about Seattle, WA, residents, population, and USA.

Year 2000 Census Tract boundaries for the City of Tacoma (small format).The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States. It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities.Last map update 9/3/2014.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Tacoma population by age cohorts (Children: Under 18 years; Working population: 18-64 years; Senior population: 65 years or more). It lists the population in each age cohort group along with its percentage relative to the total population of Tacoma. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution across children, working population and senior population for dependency ratio, housing requirements, ageing, migration patterns etc.

Key observations

The largest age group was 18 to 64 years with a poulation of 145,185 (65.85% of the total population). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Age cohorts:

• Under 18 years
• 18 to 64 years
• 65 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age cohort for the Tacoma population analysis. Total expected values are 3 groups ( Children, Working Population and Senior Population).
• Population: The population for the age cohort in Tacoma is shown in the following column.
• Percent of Total Population: The population as a percent of total population of the Tacoma is shown in the following column.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Tacoma Population by Age. You can refer the same here

Comprehensive demographic dataset for Eastside Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, US including population statistics, household income, housing units, education levels, employment data, and transportation with year-over-year changes.

Demographics, population, housing, income, education, schools, and geography for ZIP Code 98433 (Tacoma, WA). Interactive charts load automatically as you scroll for improved performance.

Graph and download economic data for Employed Persons in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (MSA) (LAUMT534266000000005A) from 1994 to 2024 about Seattle, WA, household survey, persons, employment, and USA.

View monthly updates and historical trends for Tacoma, WA Unemployment Rate. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Track economic data with YCharts analytic…

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Resident Population in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (MSA) was 4145.49400 Thous. of Persons in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Resident Population in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (MSA) reached a record high of 4145.49400 in January of 2024 and a record low of 3052.37900 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Resident Population in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

Urban Heat Island images:MorningAfternoonEveningTacoma Heat Island StudyData collected on 7/25/2018, collected by Dr. Vivek Shandas, Capa StrategiesWhat Earth Economics is working on:Through grant funding, Earth Economics is working on building out an approach and methodology using Urban Heat Island modeling (LANDSAT data) to assume health impacts (mortality rates) on a census tract level, using research on how demographics and UHI impact community health outcomes.Variables:Name: Census Block Group NamePop: Census Block Group populationIncome: Average individual Census Block Group level annual incomeOver 65: Population over age 65Under14: Population under age 14AF: Afternoon temperature (C), averaged to Census Block Group (July 25, 2018). Data collected by Dr. Vivek Shandas using this methodologyPm: Evening temperature (C), averaged to Census Block Group (July 25, 2018)Combtemp: Average of evening and afternoon temperatureHighRiskAgeGroup: Percent of population in a high risk age group for heat related illness (over age 65 and under age 14)Density: Population DensityCity of Tacoma Contact: Vanessa Simpson, Senior Technical GIS Analyst, Environmental Servicesvsimpson@cityoftacoma.org