Tacoma, WA

1950‑1959:		Tacoma, WA SMA
1959‑1975:		Tacoma, WA SMSA
1975‑1983:		Tacoma, WA SMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA
1983‑1992:		Tacoma, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA
1992‑2003:		Tacoma, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
2003‑2006:		Tacoma, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Pierce County, WA	275,876	321,590	411,027	485,643	586,203	700,820	753,209



Total	275,876	321,590	411,027	485,643	586,203	700,820	753,209
Percent Change	-	16.6%	27.8%	18.2%	20.7%	19.6%	7.5%



Total (as currently defined)	275,876	321,590	411,027	485,643	586,203	700,820	753,209
Percent Change	-	16.6%	27.8%	18.2%	20.7%	19.6%	7.5%

Timeline

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Component

Pierce County, WA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Tacoma, WA	143,673	*	147,979	*	154,581	*	158,501	*	176,664	*	193,556	*	195,898	*



Total	143,673		147,979		154,581		158,501		176,664		193,556		195,898
Metro	275,876		321,590		411,027		485,643		586,203		700,820		753,209
Percent	52.1%		46.0%		37.6%		32.6%		30.1%		27.6%		26.0%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Tacoma, WA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			183,198	66.4%
		UA Population		167,667	60.8%
	Rural Population			92,678	33.6%

	Inside Central Cities			143,673	52.1%
	Outside Central Cities			132,203	47.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			275,876	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tacoma, WA		167,667	167,667	100.0%

	Total			167,667


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			233,687	72.7%
		UA Population		214,930	66.8%
	Rural Population			87,903	27.3%

	Inside Central Cities			147,979	46.0%
	Outside Central Cities			173,611	54.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			321,590	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tacoma, WA		214,930	214,930	100.0%

	Total			214,930


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			338,567	82.4%
		UA Population		332,521	80.9%
	Rural Population			72,460	17.6%

	Inside Central Cities			154,581	37.6%
	Outside Central Cities			256,446	62.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			411,027	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tacoma, WA		332,521	332,521	100.0%

	Total			332,521


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			405,002	83.4%
		UA Population		401,859	82.7%
	Rural Population			80,641	16.6%

	Inside Central Cities			158,501	32.6%
	Outside Central Cities			327,142	67.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			485,643	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tacoma, WA		402,077	401,859	99.9%

	Total			401,859


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			511,809	87.3%
		UA Population		496,513	84.7%
	Rural Population			74,394	12.7%

	Inside Central Cities			176,664	30.1%
	Outside Central Cities			409,539	69.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			586,203	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tacoma, WA		497,210	496,513	99.9%

	Total			496,513


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			645,516	92.1%
		UA Population		645,272	92.1%
	Rural Population			55,304	7.9%

	Inside Principal Cities			193,556	27.6%
	Outside Principal Cities			507,264	72.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			700,820	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Seattle, WA		2,712,205	645,272	23.8%

	Total			645,272


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Tacoma, WA SMA
-		Pierce County, WA included as original SMA component
-		Tacoma, WA designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1975



-		Tacoma, WA SMSA included in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Tacoma, WA SMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA became Tacoma, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Tacoma, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA became Tacoma, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA

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