Median household income (1999): $33,404
Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,530
| This zip code | $35,530 | | Washington: | $49,262 |
Nearest zip codes: 98466, 98406, 98407, 98467, 98409, 98405.
Housing units in zip code 98465 with a mortgage: 896 (135 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 449
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,177
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $404
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 15.1% | | Whole state: | 10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.6 | | State: | 3.9 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 40
- 1990 to 1994: 63
- 1980 to 1989: 369
- 1970 to 1979: 988
- 1960 to 1969: 704
- 1950 to 1959: 340
- 1940 to 1949: 480
- 1939 or earlier: 96
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Tacoma, WA (98465): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 85
- 2 bedrooms: 345
- 3 bedrooms: 625
- 4 bedrooms: 306
- 5 or more bedrooms: 90
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 113
- 1 bedrooms: 654
- 2 bedrooms: 691
- 3 bedrooms: 57
- 4 bedrooms: 39
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 98465 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 58
- 1 vehicle: 433
- 2 vehicles: 629
- 3 vehicles: 228
- 4 vehicles: 63
- 5 or more vehicles: 40
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 393
- 1 vehicle: 850
- 2 vehicles: 277
- 3 vehicles: 26
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 98465:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 18
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 6
- $50,000 to $59,999: 6
- $60,000 to $69,999: 6
- $70,000 to $79,999: 42
- $80,000 to $89,999: 90
- $90,000 to $99,999: 80
- $100,000 to $124,999: 180
- $125,000 to $149,999: 266
- $150,000 to $174,999: 161
- $175,000 to $199,999: 133
- $200,000 to $249,999: 111
- $250,000 to $299,999: 88
- $300,000 to $399,999: 84
- $400,000 to $499,999: 51
- $500,000 to $749,999: 14
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 98465:
- Less than $100: 15
- $100 to $149: 30
- $150 to $199: 66
- $200 to $249: 50
- $250 to $299: 25
- $300 to $349: 91
- $350 to $399: 94
- $400 to $449: 189
- $450 to $499: 155
- $500 to $549: 267
- $550 to $599: 203
- $600 to $649: 179
- $650 to $699: 85
- $700 to $749: 61
- $750 to $799: 8
- $800 to $899: 16
- No cash rent: 28
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $350,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $227,722
- Black or African American householders: $227,106
- Asian householders: $244,967
- Two or more races householders: $181,839
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $192,463
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,651
- One, attached: 25
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 179
- 5 to 9: 340
- 10 to 19: 396
- 20 to 49: 221
- 50 or more: 255
- Mobile homes: 7

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,429 (77%)
- Carpooled: 294 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 175 (6%)
- Walked: 132 (4%)
- Other means: 15 (0%)
- Worked at home: 94 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 99
- 5 to 9 minutes: 375
- 10 to 14 minutes: 519
- 15 to 19 minutes: 556
- 20 to 24 minutes: 464
- 25 to 29 minutes: 193
- 30 to 34 minutes: 254
- 35 to 39 minutes: 61
- 40 to 44 minutes: 137
- 45 to 59 minutes: 159
- 60 to 89 minutes: 108
- 90 or more minutes: 120
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,499
- In family households: 4,859 (1,271 male householders, 471 female householders)
1,328 spouses, 1,574 children (1,512 natural, 19 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 19 other relatives, 101 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,640 (630 male householders (517 living alone)), 718 female householders (588 living alone)), 292 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 900 2-persons, 428 3-persons, 259 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,105 1-person, 216 2-persons, 27 3-persons.
842 married couples with children.
440 single-parent households (98 men, 342 women).
86.1% of residents of 98465 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 23% well, 31% not well, 3% not at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 11% well, 29% not well, 1% not at all).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% very well, 23% well, 31% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
Foreign born population: 749 (11.4%)
(50.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 11.4% | | Whole state: | 10.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Korea (15%)
- Mexico (12%)
- Vietnam (9%)
- Russia (7%)
- Canada (7%)
- Japan (6%)
- Germany (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 242
- 1990 to 1994: 47
- 1985 to 1989: 31
- 1980 to 1984: 92
- 1975 to 1979: 44
- 1970 to 1974: 62
- 1970 to 1974: 16
- 1965 to 1969: 215
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 1546
- English: 615
- German: 575
- Irish: 463
- Norwegian: 431
- United States or American: 303
- Italian: 241
- Swedish: 173
- Scottish: 106
- Scotch-Irish: 99
- French Canadian: 97
- Russian: 96
- French (except Basque): 93
- European: 86
- Danish: 68
- Greek: 59
- Latvian: 52
- Finnish: 50
- Austrian: 50
- Scandinavian: 49
- Polish: 32
- Dutch: 31
- Subsaharan African:: 26
- African: 26
- Yugoslavian: 26
- Arab:: 25
- Hungarian: 25
- Lebanese: 25
- Czech: 23
- Welsh: 21
- Bulgarian: 21
- Canadian: 19
- British: 16
- Portuguese: 13
- Australian: 11
- Croatian: 11
- Estonian: 9
- Swiss: 7
- Iranian: 6
- Ukrainian: 6
Public high school in zip code 98465 not listed on the city page:- PEARL STREET CENTER (Students: 11; Location: 815 S PEARL ST, TACOMA, WA; Grades: 08 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 98465 not listed on the city page:- HUNT (Students: 697; Location: 6501 S 10TH ST, TACOMA, WA; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GEIGER (Students: 331; Location: 621 S JACKSON AVE, TACOMA, WA; Grades: KG - 05)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BRUSER CONSTRUCTION (1317 S PEARL ST in TACOMA, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAR000009423, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN SINGLE-FAMILY
Business NAICS classification: NEW MULTIFAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION (EXCEPT OPERATIVE BUILDERS).; NEW MULTIFAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION (EXCEPT OPERATIVE BUILDERS).
Organizations: MARK BRUSER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- COMP MENTAL HEALTH (815 SO PEARL in TACOMA, WA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4283
Organizations: TACOMA SCH DIST 10 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (68%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3374
- Northeast: 249
- Midwest: 658
- South: 444
- West: 917
52% of the 98465 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Washington.
Population in 1990: 6,919. Population change in the 1990s: -355 (-5.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 146
| Here: | 20.9% | | Washington: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
| Here: | 7.7% | | Washington: | 7.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
| Here: | 9.3% | | Washington: | 15.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- WASHINGTON PAVE (6316 S 12TH ST in TACOMA, WA): $650,088 in 15 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Other Social Services, Other Education and Training Services, Care of Remains and/or Funeral Services, Education Services by Army, Department of Defense Education Activity Signed by year: 2000: $70,526; 2001: $0; 2002: $183,904; 2003: $95,896; 2004: $101,866; 2005: $197,896; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$101,282 with Army for Other Social Services. Signed on 2005-11-29. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
$96,459, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-22. Completion date: 2003-01-31.
$93,540 with Department of Defense Education Activity for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2005-05-25. Completion date: 2006-05-24.
$91,866 with Army for Other Social Services. Signed on 2003-12-02. Completion date: 2003-01-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (100-249: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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3 people in religious group quarters
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