Tacoma, WA
US City in Washington, West · ranked on 53 metrics
Tacoma, WA is a US city in Washington with a population of 231,747 (99th of 477). It ranks best for Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 24th of 460), Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 34th of 460), Median Household Income (134th of 434). It ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (366th of 395), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (353rd of 395), Average Commute (Minutes) (367th of 434).
At a glance
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 19 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Median Annual Wage, All Jobs$72,610Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 24th of 46094
- Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 34th of 46092
- Median Household Income$85,884Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024134th of 43469
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024161st of 43463
- Poverty Rate (%)12.4%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024167th of 43462
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024210th of 43452
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 262nd of 46043
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024298th of 43431
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024320th of 43426
- Price Level (Goods)104.0Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 356th of 46022
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 449th of 4602
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025384th of 3953
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025366th of 3957
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 411th of 46010
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025353rd of 39511
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025350th of 39511
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 400th of 46013
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024367th of 43415
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025318th of 39520
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 18 widely reported measures from 5 categories, leaving out size and totals
- Seattle, WA83% similar
Portland, OR78% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Tacoma, WA?
- Tacoma, WA has a population of 231,747, 99th among 477 US cities.
- What does Tacoma, WA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Tacoma, WA ranks best for Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 24th of 460); Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 34th of 460); Median Household Income (134th of 434).
- Where does Tacoma, WA rank worst?
- Tacoma, WA ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (366th of 395); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (353rd of 395); Average Commute (Minutes) (367th of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Tacoma, WA?
- Rankodex ranks Tacoma, WA on 53 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
53 metrics with a value for this place, in 11 topics