Tacoma, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tacoma	Washington	National
Income per capita	$51,397	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$95,462	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$126,766	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$66,486	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$63,495	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,414	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.8%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tacoma is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in Tacoma is 17% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tacoma is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Tacoma is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,634 $95,462 $190,924

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Tacoma median earnings by income bracket

Tacoma employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.2%	11.2%
Manufacturing sector	11.6%	11.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	17.3%	17.3%
Public administration	6.4%	6.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.1%	10.1%
Education, health & social services	14.0%	14.0%
Other	26.4%	26.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Raft Island, WA	432	$263,672	224.2%
Artondale, WA	14,469	$191,556	135.5%
Fox Island, WA	3,695	$190,110	133.7%
Rosedale, WA	4,559	$185,492	128.1%
Canterwood, WA	3,134	$177,567	118.3%
Tacoma, WA	223,137	$95,462	17.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spokane, WA	223,638	$79,292	2.5%
Modesto, CA	222,619	$91,737	12.8%
Richmond, BC	222,489	n/a
Des Moines, IA	221,968	$82,534	1.5%
San Bernardino, CA	221,910	$74,558	8.3%
Tacoma, WA	223,137	$95,462	17.4%

Source: The Tacoma, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.