Editing Tacoma, Washington (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 73
|1880= 1098
|1890= 36006
|1900= 37714
|1910= 83743
|1920= 96965
|1930= 106817
|1940= 109408
|1950= 143673
|1960= 147979
|1970= 154407
|1980= 158501
|1990= 176664
|2000= 193556
|2010= 198397
|2020= 219346
|estyear=2023
|estimate=222906
|estref=<ref name="Census-Estimate2023"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=source:<ref>Moffatt, Riley. ''Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850–1990''. [[Lanham, Maryland|Lanham]]: Scarecrow, 1996, 333.</ref><br>U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |author=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 25, 2014}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 219,346 people and 91,951 households residing in the city.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+'''Tacoma, Washington – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web |title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Tacoma city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US5370000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tacoma city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US5370000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tacoman city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US5370000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|128,696
|119,981
|style='background: #ffffe6; |120,118
|66.49%
|60.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.76%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|21,187
|21,222
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,708
|10.95%
|10.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.90%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3,398
|2,988
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,910
|1.76%
|1.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|14,508
|16,013
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,932
|7.50%
|8.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.09%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1,740
|2,358
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,174
|0.90%
|1.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.90%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|504
|394
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,399
|0.26%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|10,261
|13,051
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20,090
|5.30%
|6.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.16%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|13,262
|22,390
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,015
|6.85%
|11.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.23%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''193,556'''
|'''198,397'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''219,346'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 198,397 people, 78,541 households, and 45,716 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,864.9|PD/sqmi}}. There were 81,102 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,619.4|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 64.9% [[White American|White]] (60.5% [[Non-Hispanic White]]), 12.2% [[African American]], 8.2% [[Asian American|Asian]] (2.1% Vietnamese, 1.6% Cambodian, 1.3% Korean, 1.3% Filipino, 0.4% Chinese, 0.4% Japanese, 0.2% Indian, 0.2% Laotian, 0.1% Thai), 1.8% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.2% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]] (0.7% Samoan, 0.2% Guamanian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian), and 8.1% were from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 11.3% of the population (8.1% Mexican, 1.1% Puerto Rican).

There were 78,541 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no spouse present, 5.6% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 41.8% were other families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age in the city was 35.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 193,556 people, 76,152 households, and 45,919 families residing in the city. The median income for a household in the city was $37,879, and the median income for a family was $45,567. Males had a median income of $35,820, versus $27,697 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,130. About 11.4% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.6% of those under the age of 18 and 10.9% of those 65 and older.

===Crime===
{{Infobox UCR
|city_name= Tacoma
|year= 2022
|violent_crime= 3,601
|homicide= 41
|rape= 147
|robbery= 752
|aggravated_assault= 2,661
|property_crime= 19,217
|arson= 243
|burglary= 2,365
|larceny_theft= 11,027
|motor_vehicle_theft= 5,582
|source_url= https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
|source_name= 2022 FBI UCR Data
|notes= 2022 population: 221,776
}}

According to [[Uniform Crime Report]] statistics compiled by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) in 2022, there were 3,601 violent crimes and 19,217 property crimes, for 221,776 residents. Of these, the violent crimes consisted of 147 forcible rapes, 41 murders, 752 robberies and 2,661 aggravated assaults, while 2,365 burglaries, 11,027 larceny-thefts, 5,582 motor vehicle thefts and 243 instances of arson defined the property offenses.

Tacoma's [[Hilltop Neighborhood, Tacoma, Washington|Hilltop]] neighborhood struggled with crime in the 1980s and early 1990s. The beginning of the 21st century has seen a marked reduction in crime, while neighborhoods have enacted community policing and other policies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ash Street shootout: The night that changed Tacoma's Hilltop |url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/895048.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204011909/http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/895048.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2013 |work=The News Tribune |date=September 27, 2009 |last=Robinson |first=Sean}}</ref>

[[Bill Baarsma]] (mayor, 2002–2010) was a member of the [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/members.shtml |title=Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members|access-date=March 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219174422/http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/members.shtml|archive-date=February 19, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> a bi-partisan group with the goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets".

Starting in 2020, during the pandemic, Tacoma's crime started to rise again. In 2022, the city of Tacoma had the highest number of murders in its recorded history, at 45 murders,<ref>{{cite web | last=Talbot | first=Peter | title=Bucking national trend, Tacoma recorded its highest tally of homicides on record in 2022 | website=Tacoma News Tribune | date=January 17, 2023 | url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article270902872.html | access-date=November 11, 2024}}</ref> which dropped to 34 in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | last=Bsanti | first=Puneet | title=Tacoma hit its highest tally of homicides two years ago. 2023 saw a turnaround | website=Tacoma News Tribune | date=January 15, 2024 | url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article284095848.html | access-date=November 11, 2024}}</ref>