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Compare Tacoma to Mercer Island

This post compares Tacoma, Washington to Mercer Island, Washington across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Tacoma (city) Mercer Island (city)
Population 207,280 24,768
Income (median) $46,704 $110,338
Home Value (median) $227,200 $1,034,600
White 66% 74%
Black 9% 1%
Asian 8% 18%
With Kids 28% 34%
Age (median) 35 45
Rentals 49% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Tacoma or Mercer Island?
A: Tacoma has a much larger population count than Mercer Island: 207280 compared with 24768 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Tacoma or in Mercer Island?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Tacoma.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Tacoma or Mercer Island?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Tacoma.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Tacoma does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 49% for Tacoma versus 29% for Mercer Island.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Tacoma may include: Everett, Federal-Way, and Lakewood.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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