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Tacoma, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Tacoma is a Census city of 222,758 people across 49.72 square miles of land, in Pierce County. Median household income is $85,884, 55.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 488 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $271.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tacoma
What Tacoma is
- Census place typecity
- Land area49.72 sq mi
- Water area12.71 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,480
- County holding the largest share of its areaPierce County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tacoma
How many people live in Tacoma
- Population222,758
- Median age37.2
- Population under 1844,016
- Share under 1819.8 percent
- Population 65 and over33,418
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent
- Households93,033
- Family households53,943
- Share of households that are families58.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tacoma
Income and work in Tacoma
- Median household income$85,884
- Per capita income$45,650
- Civilian labor force118,971
- Employed112,350
- Unemployed6,621
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over159,222
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tacoma
- Housing units97,298
- Occupied units93,033
- Vacant units4,265
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent
- Owner occupied51,893
- Renter occupied41,140
- Ownership rate55.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$479,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,676
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.4 percent
- Single family units61,789
- Share single family63.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more34,993
- Share in buildings of two or more36.0 percent
- Mobile homes475 plus or minus 170
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tacoma gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute93,268
- Commuting under 15 minutes22,859
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more37,083
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.8 percent
- Drove alone66.0 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent
- Public transport3.9 percent
- Walked2.7 percent
- Worked from home15.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tacoma
SBA loans in Tacoma (7(a))
- Approvals488
- Gross approval$271,435,400
- Average approval$556,220
- Median approval$162,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,668,860
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported4,840
- Jobs per approval9.9
- Loans with a final outcome98
- Paid in full88
- Charged off10
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans10.2 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.3 percent
- Share to franchises7.8 percent
- Distinct lenders74
- Distinct industries by NAICS168
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tacoma, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tacoma
SBA loans in Tacoma (504)
- Approvals84
- Gross approval$84,510,000
- Average approval$1,006,071
- Median approval$558,500
- Largest approval$4,979,000
- Jobs supported835
- Loans with a final outcome35
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.9 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tacoma, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Tacoma
- NFIP communityCity of Tacoma
- NFIP community number530148
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/07/17
The City of Tacoma participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530148 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pierce County, not Tacoma
Pierce County context, not Tacoma figures
- Establishments in Pierce County20,051
- Covered employment, Pierce County333,492
- Average annual pay, Pierce County$70,395
- Housing units permitted, Pierce County3,207
Every figure in this section is published for Pierce County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tacoma.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tacoma questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tacoma, Washington?
222,758, in 93,033 households. Tacoma city covers 49.72 square miles of land, which is 4,480 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tacoma in?
Pierce County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Tacoma?
$85,884. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $479,600. Median gross rent is $1,676 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tacoma businesses?
488 7(a) approvals totaling $271.4 m since FY2020, across 74 lenders, median approval $162,500, plus 84 504 approvals worth $84.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tacoma, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tacoma borrowers get paid back?
Of the 98 loans that have reached a final outcome, 88 were paid in full and 10 charged off, a charge off rate of 10.2 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Tacoma in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tacoma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tacoma, city of, community 530148, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tacoma figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pierce County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tacoma.
Is zoning published for Tacoma?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.