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Tacoma, WA MSA Population
and Components of Change
(1999 MSA Definition)

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 412,344-- ----
1971 417,6001.35,256 ----
1972 404,500-3.1-13,100 ----
1973 396,000-2.1-8,500 ----
1974 415,1004.819,100 ----
1975 432,0004.116,900 ----
1976 439,1001.67,100 ----
1977 447,0001.87,900 ----
1978 461,7003.314,700 ----
1979 473,2002.511,500 ----
1980 485,6672.612,467 ----
1981 500,1323.014,465 11,5424,609--
1982 509,9762.09,844 9,4443,658--
1983 511,8420.41,866 9,3513,666--
1984 519,8681.68,026 9,2563,780--
1985 528,2701.68,402 9,4153,897--
1986 534,6061.26,336 9,5113,909--
1987 545,0191.910,413 9,5613,965--
1988 560,9162.915,897 9,7794,141--
1989 570,5691.79,653 9,9604,193--
1990 586,2032.715,634 7,4963,124--
1991 604,7593.218,556 13,2475,3279679,128
1992 619,0602.414,301 10,4884,3708174,524
1993 630,3341.811,274 10,1634,6239332,699
1994 638,3971.38,063 9,9164,614698356
1995 648,8201.610,423 9,6204,8388253,864
1996 656,2461.17,426 9,5794,8858202,027
1997 665,1321.48,886 8,6874,8979372,960
1998 679,0002.113,868 10,1754,8369756,274
1999 692,6622.013,662 9,0044,9831,1007,706
2000 700,8201.28,158 ----
2001 716,2102.215,390 12,7646,5922,4327,302
2002 728,4431.712,233 10,0995,4827357,389
2003 736,1931.17,750 10,0135,450-1,1135,032
2004 741,2420.75,049 10,2625,3842,437-1,734
2005 749,2021.17,960 10,1445,4131,2402,681
2006 763,6871.914,485 10,9305,3651,8887,425
2007 773,1051.29,418 11,0035,6511,0482,935
2008 785,6391.612,534 10,8725,7261,3755,667
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. The MSAs are based on the 1999 MSA definition.

 
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