Tacoma
A city in Pierce County, Washington — population 219,945 as of 2020.
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'Keep Pierce Moving' Campaign Touts Major Bus Service Expansion Plan
Pierce County transit advocates are confident that this is the year they can overcome the history of voters not getting on board with adding bus service funding in the South Sound. If Prop 1 is successful, Pierce Transit plans to ramp up service by 49% in the coming years.
Transportation
Northwest rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak’s Airo fleet
Amtrak's 300-passenger Airo trains debut Sept. 30 on Cascades route, adding seats but not speed or frequency.
Transportation
Seaside man transferred from Washington detention center, family says
A longtime Seaside resident and business owner who was arrested by federal immigration officers last week appears to have been abruptly transferred from a detention facility in Washington state. Martin Anguiano, the 63-year-old owner of Guadalajara Taco Shop in Seaside, was being…
Public Safety
Save Vancouver Streets argues its case before state court of appeals
SVS attorney Jackson Maynard argued before three appellate judges in Tacoma, with a ruling expected in four to six months.
Transportation
Homicide Suspect Arrested
On September 8, 2026, Vancouver Police were notified that homicide suspect Maai E. Hinton had surrendered to police in Tacoma […]
Public Safety
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
September 1Why Seattle Commercial Real Estate Brokers Are Using Video to Win Bigger Listings in 2026
Seattle’s commercial real estate market is one of the most competitive in the Pacific Northwest. New office towers, apartment communities, mixed-use developments, industrial warehouses, and retail projects continue to reshape neighborhoods across Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland,…
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Tacoma by the numbers
- Area
- 49.71 sq mi (128.76 km²), 12.71 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37.2
- Households
- 93,033
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $85,884
- Median house value
- $479,600
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 747 MARKET ST, TACOMA, WA 98402