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Compare Tacoma to Sammamish

This post compares Tacoma, Washington to Sammamish, 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) Sammamish (city)
Population 207,280 62,877
Income (median) $46,704 $116,376
Home Value (median) $227,200 $679,900
White 66% 66%
Black 9% 0%
Asian 8% 27%
With Kids 28% 52%
Age (median) 35 38
Rentals 49% 13%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Tacoma or Sammamish?
A: Tacoma has a larger population count than Sammamish: 207280 compared with 62877 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Tacoma or Sammamish?
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 13% for Sammamish.

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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