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98416 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98416 covers Tacoma, Washington, with a population of about 877.

Population
8779,934 per square mile
Median age
20.318.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time

Where 98416 is

Tacoma, Washington — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population877
Median age20.3
Born outside the US6.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.9%
White (non-Hispanic)62%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino13.6%
Veterans0%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$4,681
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate18.1%
Works from home15.5%
Drives to work alone36.5%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity20.1% 13.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1% 11 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes3.3% 9.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure7.3% 26.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health7.9% 12.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.4% 9.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity9.2% 16.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis3.7% 21.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking23.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication14.5% 60.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year60.7% 16 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening66.3% 19.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening79% 14.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD0.9% 5.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.9% 7.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability1.7% 5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol12.2% 24 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability1.8% 12.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)6.3% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability0.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.7% 8.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 86.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss94.5 out of 100
Community resilience48.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake97.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity84.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather41.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide30.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind16.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Washington and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWashingtonUnited States
Median household income$94,952$78,538
Income per person$4,681$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%12.4%
Median home value$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,682$1,348
Homeownership63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%35%
Unemployment rate18.1%5%5.2%
Works from home15.5%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US6.3%15.1%13.9%
Median age20.338.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationTACOMA #1, WA US5.6 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January48.1°F / 37.4°F6.03 in rain
February50.3°F / 37.4°F4.03 in rain
March54.7°F / 40.1°F4.38 in rain
April59.8°F / 43.7°F3.39 in rain
May66.5°F / 49.1°F2 in rain
June71.1°F / 53.4°F1.42 in rain
July76.8°F / 57.2°F0.55 in rain
August76.9°F / 57°F0.83 in rain
September70.7°F / 53°F1.57 in rain
October60.7°F / 46.6°F4.09 in rain
November52.4°F / 40.5°F6.5 in rain
December47.3°F / 36.9°F6.02 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Tacoma Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability15.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

98406 Tacoma, WA1.3 km away
98403 Tacoma, WA1.9 km away
98405 Tacoma, WA2.2 km away
98407 Tacoma, WA2.6 km away
98401 Tacoma, WA3.1 km away
98411 Tacoma, WA3.1 km away
98412 Tacoma, WA3.1 km away
98413 Tacoma, WA3.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Pierce County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.09 sq mi
Population density9,934 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.2646, -122.4821

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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