ZIP 98409 · Tacoma
Who lives in ZIP code 98409 (Tacoma, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tacoma, WA · Pierce County
uszips 2026
People27,843
Median age33.2
Household income$73,348
Home value$390,568
Median rent$1,645/mo
Poverty15.6%
College degree+22.4%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Tacoma-Lakewood, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 1,506 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,218
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.4% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
34.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,604.
Education (adults 25+)
44.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.2%
- Never married
- 46.7%
- Divorced
- 16.9%
- Widowed
- 3.2%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 50.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 44.4%
- Rent burden
- 34.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.5%
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
- Self-employed
- 7.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.8%
- Veterans
- 10.7%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.