Tacoma is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 221,776 people and 71 associated neighborhoods, Tacoma is the third largest community in Washington.Unlike some cities, Tacoma isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tacoma are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tacoma is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tacoma who work in office and administrative support (10.31%), management occupations (9.29%), and sales jobs (8.90%). Also of interest is that Tacoma has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.13% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about Tacoma is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. For the size of the city, public transportation in Tacoma is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Tacoma, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The education level of Tacoma citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.78% of adults in Tacoma have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Tacoma in 2022 was $41,788, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,152 for a family of four. However, Tacoma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tacoma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tacoma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tacoma residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tacoma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tacoma include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Tacoma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
