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Population (year 2000): 193,556. Estimated
population in July 2005: 195,898 (+1.2% change)
Males: 94,419 (48.8%), Females: 99,137 (51.2%)
Pierce County
Zip codes:
98402,
98403,
98404,
98405,
98406,
98407,
98408,
98409,
98421,
98422,
98424,
98433,
98443,
98444,
98445,
98446,
98465,
98466.
Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $37,879 (year 2000)
Median house value: $123,300 (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%).
Elevation: 380 feet
Land area: 50.1 square miles
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).
Population change in the 1990s: +13,526 (+7.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Tacoma:
- MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (317 MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR W BOX 5299)
- PUGET SOUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (215 SOUTH 36TH
STREET)
- ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (1717 J STREET/PO
BOX 2197)
- TACOMA GENERAL ALLENMORE HOSPITAL (315 S MLK
JR WAY/PO BOX 5299)
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (9601 STEILCOOM BLVD
SW)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tacoma:
- MCCHORD AFB (about 8 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
- GRAY AAF (about 15 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID:
GRF)
- SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 18 miles; SEATTLE, WA;
ID: SEA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tacoma:
- TACOMA NARROWS (about 8 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TIW)
- AMERICAN LAKE (about 10 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: W37)
- SPANAWAY (about 12 miles; SPANAWAY, WA; ID: S44)
Amtrak station:
TACOMA (1001 PUYALLUP AVE.). Services: ticket office,
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/Universities in Tacoma:
- TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 3,710; Location: 6501 S 19TH ST; Public;
Website: www.tacoma.ctc.edu)
- BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
3,710; Location: 1101 S YAKIMA AVE; Public; Website:
www.bates.ctc.edu)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment:
3,265; Location: 1010 122nd ST SO; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.plu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (FT enrollment:
2,754; Location: 1500 N WARNER; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: WWW.UPS.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-TACOMA CAMPUS (FT
enrollment: 1,155; Location: 1900 COMMERCE ST; Public;
Website: www.washington.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- BUSINESS COMPUTER TRAINING INSTITUTE (FT
enrollment: 318; Location: 5825 TACOMA MALL BLVD STE
103; Private, for-profit; Website: www.bcti.org)
- NORTHWEST BAPTIST SEMINARY (FT enrollment:
60; Location: 4301 N STEVENS; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.nbs.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- BJ'S BEAUTY AND BARBER COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 50; Location: 5237 S TACOMA WAY; Private,
for-profit)
- FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SEMINARY
(Location: 3504 N PEARL ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Offers Master's degree)
- WESTERN PACIFIC TRUCK SCHOOL (Location: 11020
S TACOMA WAY; Private, for-profit)
- TRANS UNION TRAINING SCHOOL INC (Location:
4624 RIVER RD E; Private, for-profit; Website:
TRANSUNION TRUCK.COM)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Tacoma:
- CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 7 miles;
LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,819)
- PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 9 miles;
LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
- HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; DES
MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)
- GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
AUBURN, WA; FT enrollment: 4,568)
- SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 22
miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,013)
- OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,889)
- RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; RENTON,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,623)
Biggest public high schools in Tacoma:
- FOSS (Students: 1,936; Location: 2112 S TYLER
ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LINCOLN (Students: 1,745; Location: 701 S
37TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WILSON (Students: 1,726; Location: 1202 N
ORCHARD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- STADIUM (Students: 1,705; Location: 111 N E
ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MT TAHOMA (Students: 1,643; Location: 6229 S
TYLER ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FRANKLIN-PIERCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,159;
Location: 11002 18TH AVE E; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 965;
Location: 12420 AINSWORTH AVE S; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FIFE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 777; Location:
5616 20TH ST E; Grades: 10 - 12)
- OAKLAND ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
450; Location: 3319 S ADAMS ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TACOMA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (Students: 337;
Location: 1950 PACIFIC AVENUE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Tacoma:
- LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 1,004;
Location: 1717 S UNION; Grades: PK - 12)
- BELLARMINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 986;
Location: 2300 SOUTH WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- TACOMA BAPTIST SCHOOLS (Students: 549;
Location: 2052 S 64TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOL (Students: 429; Location:
827 N TACOMA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
- COVENANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 103;
Location: 620 SOUTH SHIRLEY STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Tacoma:
- MORRIS FORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,039;
Location: 1602 104TH STREET EAST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SPANAWAY JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 926;
Location: 15701 B STREET EAST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- PERRY G KEITHLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
838; Location: 12324 12TH AVE S; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MEEKER (Students: 787; Location: 4402 NASSAU
AVE NE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BAKER (Students: 783; Location: 8320 S I ST;
Grades: 06 - 08)
- TRUMAN (Students: 761; Location: 5801 N 35TH
ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MASON (Students: 757; Location: 3901 N 28TH
ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NACHES TRAIL ELEMENTARY (Students: 748;
Location: 15305 WALLER ROAD EAST; Grades: KG - 06)
- JASON LEE (Students: 702; Location: 602 N
SPRAGUE AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GRAY (Students: 700; Location: 3109 S 60TH
ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Tacoma:
- CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 522;
Location: 202 E 56TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST CHARLES BORROMEO (Students: 514; Location:
7112 S 12TH ST; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST. PATRICK SCHOOL (Students: 450; Location:
1112 N 'G' STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- CASCADE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS SPAN (Students:
281; Location: 17408 36TH AVE EAST PO BOX 579; Grades:
PK - 6)
- VISITATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 202;
Location: 3306 SOUTH 58TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 177;
Location: 5412 67TH AVE WEST; Grades: KG - 8)
- PARKLAND LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 159;
Location: P O BOX 44006; Grades: PK - 8)
- THE SEABURY SCHOOL (Students: 155; Location:
1801 NORTH EAST 53RD ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- PUGET SOUND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 110;
Location: 1740 SO 84TH ST; Grades: PK - 4)
- HOLY ROSARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 109;
Location: 504 SOUTH 30TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Libraries in Tacoma:
- PIERCE COUNTY (Operating income: $14,301,381;
Location: 3005 112TH STREET EAST; 931,761 books; 81,934
audio materials; 68,885 video materials; 3,060 serial
subscriptions)
- TACOMA PUBLIC (Operating income: $10,315,477;
Location: 1102 TACOMA AVE S; 2,119,719 books; 57,308
audio materials; 30,796 video materials; 1,651 serial
subscriptions)
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