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| Tacoma City Facts |
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The census of 2000 indicated that 193,556 persons, 76,152 households, and 45,919 families resided in Tacoma. Four years later, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Tacoma's population had increased by 1.7%, to 196,800 (Trends, No. D3 [Sept. 2004]). |
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The US Census of 2000 determined that the homeownership rate in Tacoma is 54.7%. |
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Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, situated on Puget Sound's Commencement Bay, Tacoma Narrows and the estuary of the Puyallup River. |
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