ZIP 98408 · Tacoma
Who lives in ZIP code 98408 (Tacoma, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tacoma, WA · Pierce County
uszips 2026
People21,009
Median age38.1
Household income$80,899
Home value$409,314
Median rent$1,654/mo
Poverty8.6%
College degree+25.6%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Tacoma-Lakewood, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 2,378 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,134
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
40.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,487.
Education (adults 25+)
57.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.1%
- Never married
- 34.5%
- Divorced
- 14.7%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 46.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.3%
- Rent burden
- 34.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.7%
- Unemployment
- 9.9%
- Self-employed
- 6.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.5%
- Veterans
- 11.6%
- With a disability
- 20.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 2.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.