Tacoma, WA
Multi-ZIP Census mosaic for Tacoma, WA: 21 delivery areas, combined population 322,873. Sort the ZIP table by population before trusting any single city average (ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates).
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet TACOMA-WA · Tacoma, WA 21 ZIPs · 322,873 pop · #7868/25278 · Pierce County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-WIDE · OWN-LOW · POP-MAJOR · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $84,433
- RANK-UPPER #7868/25278
- BELOW-PEER under University Place
- BOOK-WIDE 21 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 52% owners
- POP-MAJOR 322,873
- SPREAD-SPLIT 98421→98422
- HOME-HIGH $531,882
Nearest income peer: University Place, WA (+ $6,921 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Tacoma
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tacoma on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lakewood · lowest
Lakewood · lowest
$69,822 median HH income
- Tacoma · this city
Tacoma · this city
$84,433 median HH income
- University Pla · near
University Pla · near
$91,354 median HH income
- Sumner · near
Sumner · near
$97,795 median HH income
- Eatonville · near
Eatonville · near
$103,696 median HH income
- Bonney Lake · highest
Bonney Lake · highest
$135,037 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Tacoma, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a major-metro population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 31%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 322,873
- city population (Census)
- 21
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $84,433
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income across a wide ZIP mosaic (21 codes): average household income $84,433 and home value $531,882 hide neighborhood splits. Poverty averages 12.9%, but the rate can concentrate in a minority of ZIPs. Sort the table by population first, then open the largest ZIP and one thin-edge ZIP.
Tacoma sits in the lower half of Pierce County on income: Puyallup, Gig Harbor and Bonney Lake report more, and only Lakewood reports less. Bonney Lake marks the far end of that range at $135,037, 60% above Tacoma.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Tacoma differ
Tacoma's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $26,307 in ZIP 98421 to $118,604 in ZIP 98422, while home values span $394,500 in 98409 to $829,800 in 98403. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 4.5×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 2.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 33.4 points
98421 to 98422
98409 to 98403
98422 to 98421
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Tacoma residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 21 codes in Tacoma. The densest, 98444, still represents only about 11% of the 322,873 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Tacoma
Citywide ZBP: 8,483 establishments, 138,081 employees , annual payroll $8,730,949k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 20 of 21 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98409 (1,152 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (1,117) · also Construction · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Tacoma, WA
These ZIP codes sit in Pierce County, which covers 57 ZIP codes in all; 21 of them fall in Tacoma. See the Pierce County roll-up →
Tacoma sits in the lower half of Pierce County on income: Puyallup, Gig Harbor and Bonney Lake report more, and only Lakewood reports less. Bonney Lake marks the far end of that range at $135,037, 60% above Tacoma.
Side-by-side: Compare 98444 vs 98404 →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98444 | 33,956 | $65,342 | 698 | 1,950 |
| 98404 | 32,086 | $82,191 | 393 | 1,629 |
| 98445 | 29,661 | $92,520 | 409 | 1,098 |
| 98466 | 26,944 | $101,778 | 794 | 1,757 |
| 98409 | 22,989 | $73,348 | 1,152 | 1,249 |
| 98405 | 22,851 | $75,946 | 643 | 2,136 |
| 98406 | 21,610 | $104,264 | 543 | 1,955 |
| 98422 | 20,151 | $118,604 | 293 | 1,168 |
| 98407 | 19,885 | $110,288 | 430 | 1,369 |
| 98408 | 18,830 | $80,899 | 321 | 2,150 |
| 98433 | 14,584 | $60,158 | 105 | 286 |
| 98446 | 10,173 | $101,938 | 240 | 357 |
| 98424 | 10,140 | $94,122 | 643 | 621 |
| 98418 | 10,069 | $89,706 | 165 | 2,310 |
| 98403 | 7,713 | $88,056 | 239 | 2,714 |
| 98402 | 6,356 | $60,505 | 910 | 2,606 |
| 98465 | 6,340 | $73,226 | 102 | 1,473 |
| 98443 | 5,371 | $105,035 | 84 | 406 |
| 98421 | 1,308 | $26,307 | 316 | 76 |
| 98416 | 1,014 | n/a | n/a | 3,758 |
| 98447 | 842 | n/a | 3 | 5,623 |
Tacoma roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Tacoma, .