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Notable locations in Tacoma: 72nd Street Square (A), Highland Golf Course (B), Pacific Center (C), Westward Siding (D), Allenmore Golf Club (E), Wards Lake Plaza (F), University Place Center (G), Union Station (H), Titlow (I), Tacoma Stevens (J), Tacoma South (K), Tacoma Pacific (L), Tacoma Center at Allenmore (M), Cascade Plaza (N), Lincoln Plaza (O), Sixth Avenue Plaza (P), Salmon Beach (Q), Rainier Place (R), Port of Tacoma (S), Pier Number 7 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Highland Hill Shopping Center (1), Westgate Shopping Center (2), B and I Shopping Center (3), Bi-Lo Shopping Center (4), Tacoma Shopping Center (5), Tacoma Mall Shopping Center (6), Evergreen Shopping Center (7), Fred Meyer Shopping Center (8), Fred Meyer Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Wood Cemetery (1), Tacoma Cemetery (2), Calvary Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wapato Lake (A), Snake Lake (B), Titlow Lagoon (C), Little Wapato Lae (D), Alaska Street Reservoir North (E), Alaska Street Reservoir (F), Hood Street Reservoir (G), Indian Hill Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Hylebos Creek (A), Puyallup River (B), Swam Creek (C), Wapato Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Tacoma include: Tacoma Stadium (1), Wapato Park (2), Cheney Stadium (3), Point Defiance Park (4), Stewart Heights Playfield (5), Snake Lake Park (6), Franklin Park (7), Firemans Park (8), Titlow Beach Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Caledonia Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Children's Museum of Tacoma - Administration Line (936 Broadway) (1), African American Museum (925 Court Centre) (2), Fife History Museum (2820 54th Avenue East) (3), Job Carr Cabin Museum (2350 North 30th Street) (4), Tacoma City - Community Libraries- Moore (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 215 South 56th Street) (5), Tacoma City - Community Libraries- Swasey (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 7001 6th Avenue) (6), Museum Harold Lemay Admin Office (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 423 152nd Street East) (7), Tacoma City - Community Libraries- South Tacoma (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3411 South 56th Street) (8), Tacoma City - Community Libraries- Wheelock (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3722 North 26th Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Christensen J A (7031 Pacific Avenue) (1), Fife Motel (4601 Pacific Highway East) (2), Blue Spruce Motel (12715 Pacific Avenue South) (3), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (8601 S Hosmer St) (4), Holiday Inn Express - Tacoma (8601 South Hosmer Street) (5), Comfort Inn Tacoma (8620 South Hosmer Street) (6), Crossland Economy Studios (8801 South Hosmer Street) (7), Chinaberry Hill - An 1889 Grand Victorian Inn (302 Tacoma Avenue North) (8), Best Western Tacoma Inn (8726 South Hosmer Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Pierce County - Courts- District Court- Criminal Division (930 Tacoma Avenue South) (1), Pierce County - Courts- District Court Probation (901 Tacoma Avenue South) (2), Pierce - District Court (1902 96th Street South) (3), United States Government - Federal Bureau of Investigation (1145 Broadway) (4), Fife City - Fife Municipal Court (3737 Pacific Highway East) (5), Fortlewis North Food Court (11566 Fort Lewis) (6), Smith Adam For Congress (1019 Pacific Avenue) (7), Tacoma City - Courts Municipal Court Of Tacoma (930 Tacoma Avenue South) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Tacoma
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide: 3.9 ppm in 2005 (it was 5.5 ppm in 2000, 8.0 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.060 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.058 ppm in 2000, 0.087 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.078 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.079 ppm in 2000, 0.127 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10): 20.3 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 28.4 µ/m3 in 2000, 30.3 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5): 11.5 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 13.0 µ/m3 in 2000).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tacoma and their reported violations in the past:
ARTONDALE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 3593, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
- 18 regular monitoring violations
LAKE TAPPS NORTH PARK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 202, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
CHATEAU WOODS (Population served: 178, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
- One routine major monitoring violation
OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN (Population served: 175, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-31-1998), St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-31-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
OTTO WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 108, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
CASCADE HIGHLANDS (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
- One routine major monitoring violation
LEMLEY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 49, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
BROOKDALE OWNERS ASSOCIATION (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-11-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-11-2003)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tacoma that have no violations reported:
- FRONTIER COUNTY PARK (Population served: 1233, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SUNSET APARTMENTS & TAVERN (Population served: 52, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Tacoma compared to Washington state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
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Arena or stadium:
- Tacoma Dome. Capacity: 19,000.
Banks with most branches in Tacoma (2007 data):
- Keybank National Association: 15 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
- Bank of America, National Association: 11 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- U.S. Bank National Association: 10 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Columbia State Bank: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,317.6 mil, Deposits: $1,871.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Columbia Banking System, Inc.
- Washington Mutual Bank: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: 8 branches. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Heritage Bank: 15211 Pacific Ave Branch, 88th Street Branch, 80th And Pacific Branch, Pierce County Bbc Branch, Lakewood Branch, Tacoma Way Branch. Info updated 2006-06-22: Bank assets: $735.5 mil, Deposits: $626.2 mil, headquarters in Olympia, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Heritage Financial Corporation
- Rainier Pacific Bank: at 1498 Pacific Avenue, Pearl Street Branch, Proctor Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $901.0 mil, Deposits: $464.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc.
- 14 other banks with 16 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
39 | $229,158 | $70,510 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
254 | $1,344,170 | $63,504 | 2 | $4,100 |
| Firefighters |
406 | $2,824,420 | $83,480 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
224 | $1,222,354 | $65,483 | 4 | $9,069 |
| Local Libraries |
89 | $392,668 | $52,944 | 54 | $33,334 |
| Transit |
104 | $579,275 | $66,839 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
752 | $4,367,421 | $69,693 | 22 | $54,480 |
| Financial Administration |
247 | $1,483,136 | $72,055 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
58 | $309,610 | $64,057 | 7 | $25,403 |
| Judicial and Legal |
91 | $535,547 | $70,622 | 31 | $2,194 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
372 | $2,434,255 | $78,524 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
42 | $248,420 | $70,977 | 1 | $2,030 |
| Fire - Other |
31 | $184,096 | $71,263 | 1 | $1,069 |
| Streets and Highways |
115 | $563,164 | $58,765 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
37 | $164,660 | $53,403 | 13 | $22,660 |
| Solid Waste Management |
164 | $770,251 | $56,360 | 6 | $18,821 |
| Sewerage |
224 | $1,206,858 | $64,653 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
58 | $231,485 | $47,893 | 6 | $5,801 |
| Totals for Government |
3307 | $19,090,948 | $69,275 | 147 | $178,962 |
Tacoma government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $540,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $354,291,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $54,360,000
Sewerage: $37,273,000
All Other: $22,086,000
Regular Highways: $1,416,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,258,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $44,128,000
Electric Utilities: $39,122,000
Parks & Recreation: $33,431,000
Regular Highways: $4,041,000
Police Protection: $2,880,000
General Public Buildings: $2,159,000
Fire Protection: $1,760,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,553,000
Financial Administration: $1,431,000
General: $323,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $217,918,000
Sewerage: $79,210,000
Police Protection: $42,371,000
Fire Protection: $34,944,000
General - Other: $29,107,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,356,000
Water Utilities: $16,820,000
Regular Highways: $10,138,000
Central Staff Services: $9,933,000
Libraries: $9,288,000
Transit Utilities: $8,949,000
Health Services - Other: $8,671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,633,000
Financial Administration: $6,537,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,644,000
Welfare - Other: $3,171,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,933,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,417,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,090,000
Air Transportation: $919,000
Parking Facilities: $772,000
General Public Buildings: $702,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $28,656,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $424,858,000
Interest Revenue: $180,496,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $160,251,000
Total Other Securities: $128,173,000
Other Investments - Other: $93,863,000
Total Federal Securities: $60,944,000
Benefit Payments: $29,086,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $15,730,000
From Local Government: $11,648,000
Local Employee Contribution: $10,220,000
Withdrawals: $1,883,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $5,245,000
All Other: $1,174,000
Public Welfare: $527,000
Health & Hospitals: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,894,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,465,000
Highways: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $477,598,000
Water Utilities: $169,645,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $364,905,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $51,630,000
Other NEC: $29,509,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $98,054,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $460,130,000
Other, NEC: $230,238,000
Water Utilities: $206,882,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $66,122,000
Electric Utilities: $17,468,000
Water Utilities: $14,393,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $19,001,000
General Revenue, NEC: $9,518,000
Rents: $7,626,000
Special Assessments: $1,143,000
Property Sale Other: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $25,000,000
Water Utilities: $18,504,000
Electric Utilities: $16,268,000
Sewerage: $14,123,000
General - Other: $11,131,000
Regular Highways: $3,945,000
Parking Facilities: $3,444,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,016,000
Libraries: $1,444,000
Housing & Community Development: $658,000
Air Transportation: $511,000
Parks & Recreation: $346,000
Fire Protection: $339,000
Police Protection: $58,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $29,000
Judicial: $10,000
Health - Other: $1,000
General Public Building: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $239,122,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $301,635,000
Water Utilities: $37,964,000
Transit Utilities: $11,927,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $53,294,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,969,000
All Other: $7,541,000
General Support: $1,936,000
Housing & Community Development: $143,000
Public Welfare: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $49,066,000
Total General Sales: $35,596,000
NEC: $34,463,000
Public Utilities: $13,162,000
Other Selective Sales: $9,461,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $217,701,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,362,000
8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,193 average adjusted gross income) | Here: |  8.78% | | Washington average: |  7.86% |
0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,479 average AGI)| Pierce County: | 0.41% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,812 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.66% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($980 average AGI)| Pierce County: | 0.21% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Tacoma:
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KKMO (1360 AM; 5 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KLAY (1180 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: CLAY FRANK HUNTINGTON)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KVI (570 AM; 5 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tacoma:
- KUPS (90.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND)
- KBTC-FM (91.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KVTI (90.9 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
- K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Tacoma:
- KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
- KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
- KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
- KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
- KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
- K68DL (Channel 68; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
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