ZIP 98402 · Tacoma
Who lives in ZIP code 98402 (Tacoma, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tacoma, WA · Pierce County
uszips 2026
People8,080
Median age33.5
Household income$60,505
Home value$545,992
Median rent$1,553/mo
Poverty22.9%
College degree+43.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Tacoma-Lakewood, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 2,645 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,625
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.5% are 65 or older; 92.6% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,380.
Education (adults 25+)
49.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 22.8%
- Never married
- 57.4%
- Divorced
- 16.4%
- Widowed
- 3.4%
- Family size
- 2.33
- Dual-income families
- 56.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 17.8%
- Rent burden
- 35.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 8.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.8%
- Veterans
- 10.4%
- With a disability
- 24.9%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 3.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.