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Compare Tacoma to Shoreline

This post compares Tacoma, Washington to Shoreline, 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) Shoreline (city)
Population 207,280 55,431
Income (median) $46,704 $56,369
Home Value (median) $227,200 $389,300
White 66% 69%
Black 9% 6%
Asian 8% 14%
With Kids 28% 27%
Age (median) 35 41
Rentals 49% 36%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Tacoma or Shoreline?
A: Tacoma has a larger population count than Shoreline: 207280 compared with 55431 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Tacoma or Shoreline?
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 36% for Shoreline.

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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