Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA

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2022 Population

102,429

22.8% 1-year decline

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

2.51% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

14.1%

12.3% 1-year increase

2022 Median Property Value

$349,500

2.61% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (45.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (11.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (9.5%), and White (Hispanic) (5.37%).

None of the households in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.6% of the residents in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA was $349,500, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA was 2 cars per household.

Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA borders Tacoma City (North) PUMA, WA, Pierce County (North Central)--Bonney Lake, Edgewood, Fife & Sumner Cities PUMA, WA, Pierce County (South Central)--Parkland & Spanaway PUMA, WA, and Pierce County (West Central)--Lakewood & University Place Cities PUMA, WA.

United States Washington

Economy

The economy of Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA employs 53.5k people. The largest industries in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA are Restaurants & Food Services (3,667 people), Construction (3,301 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,209 people), and the highest paying industries are Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers ($117,746), Computer Systems Design ($111,067), and Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($97,168).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

N/A

Women

N/A%

N/A

Men

N/A%

The workforce of Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

53.5k

2022 Value

−20.8%

1 Year decline

± −20.8%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,758 people), Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,347 people), and Personal care aides (1,235 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

53.5k

2022 Value

−20.8%

1 Year decline

± −20.8%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA, are Restaurants & Food Services (3,667 people), Construction (3,301 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,209 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA, though some of these residents may live in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

Y-Axis

3.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.97%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (58%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.97%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.97%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA awarded 125 degrees. The student population of Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 140 male students and 526 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA was $349,500 in 2022, which is 1.24 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $340,600 to $349,500, a 2.61% increase. The homeownership rate in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA have an average commute time of 30.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$349,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,004

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

38.4k

Number of Households

± 1,747

The following chart displays the households in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.394

2022 Wage GINI in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA

0.422

2021 Wage GINI in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA

In 2022, the income inequality in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA was 0.394 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 6.63% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (72.5%)
Carpooled (10.8%)
Worked At Home (7.73%)

In 2022, 72.5% of workers in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (7.73%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA have a longer commute time (30.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.25% of the workforce in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA (14.2k out of 101k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.4% of the population of Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA has health coverage, with 41% on employee plans, 27.8% on Medicaid, 6.86% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 3.12% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.59%

Uninsured

41%

Employer Coverage

27.8%

Medicaid

6.86%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

3.12%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Tacoma City (South) PUMA, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.