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Language Spoken At Home in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 186,291 | 100% |
English only | 150,967 | 81.0% |
Language other than English | 35,324 | 19.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,287 | 8.2% |
Spanish | 12,964 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,215 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,010 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,692 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 14,169 | 7.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,834 | 3.7% |
Other languages | 1,181 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 546 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 200,013 | 100% |
American | 8,840 | 4.4% |
Arab | 784 | 0.4% |
Czech | 874 | 0.4% |
Danish | 1,688 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 3,370 | 1.7% |
English | 16,545 | 8.3% |
French (except Basque) | 6,527 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 1,803 | 0.9% |
German | 32,516 | 16.3% |
Greek | 862 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 329 | 0.2% |
Irish | 22,991 | 11.5% |
Italian | 7,079 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 145 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 10,377 | 5.2% |
Polish | 4,544 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 411 | 0.2% |
Russian | 2,705 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,588 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 4,703 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 231 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 3,496 | 1.7% |
Swedish | 6,050 | 3.0% |
Swiss | 998 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 2,593 | 1.3% |
Welsh | 1,901 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 514 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 78,447 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 45,731 | 58.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,459 | 27.4% |
Married-couple family | 31,376 | 40.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,897 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,810 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,133 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,545 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,429 | 8.2% |
Nonfamily households | 32,716 | 41.7% |
Householder living alone | 26,054 | 33.2% |
65 years and over | 7,635 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 24,088 | 30.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 16,360 | 20.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 193,265 | 100% |
Householder | 78,447 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 31,368 | 16.2% |
Child | 55,598 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 12,169 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 15,683 | 8.1% |
Unmarried partner | 6,004 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 78,959 | 100% |
Never married | 30,938 | 39.2% |
Now married, except separated | 34,746 | 44.0% |
Separated | 1,527 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,704 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 10,044 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 82,704 | 100% |
Never married | 25,447 | 30.8% |
Now married, except separated | 34,054 | 41.2% |
Separated | 2,226 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 7,323 | 8.9% |
Divorced | 13,654 | 16.5% |
Fertility in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,363 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,236 | 36.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,145 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,633 | 39.4% |
Less than 1 year | 663 | 16.0% |
1 or 2 years | 282 | 6.8% |
3 or 4 years | 181 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 507 | 12.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,633 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,162 | 71.2% |
Who are married | 844 | 51.7% |
School Enrollment in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 50,632 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,727 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 2,576 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,144 | 37.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,620 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 15,565 | 30.7% |
Educational Attainment in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 131,732 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,170 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,632 | 7.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 38,268 | 29.0% |
Some college, no degree | 32,952 | 25.0% |
Associate's degree | 12,172 | 9.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 20,920 | 15.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,618 | 8.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.7% |
Veteran Status in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 151,490 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 19,511 | 12.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 194,129 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,179 | 14.0% |
Under 18 years | 46,256 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,458 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 126,285 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,097 | 12.0% |
65 years and over | 21,588 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,624 | 44.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 196,774 | 100% |
Same house | 155,525 | 79.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 39,972 | 20.3% |
Same county | 26,901 | 13.7% |
Different county | 13,071 | 6.6% |
Same state | 7,711 | 3.9% |
Different state | 5,360 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 1,277 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 200,013 | 100% |
Native | 173,050 | 86.5% |
Born in United States | 168,058 | 84.0% |
State of residence | 98,014 | 49.0% |
Different state | 70,044 | 35.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,992 | 2.5% |
Foreign born | 26,963 | 13.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 26,963 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,654 | 50.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,309 | 49.4% |
Year of Entry in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 31,955 | 100% |
Native | 4,992 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 114 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,878 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 26,963 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 547 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,416 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Tacoma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 26,963 | 100% |
Europe | 5,392 | 20.0% |
Asia | 12,008 | 44.5% |
Africa | 597 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 634 | 2.4% |
Latin America | 7,631 | 28.3% |
Northern America | 701 | 2.6% |