Which ZIP code in Tacoma has the highest share of households with children?

98433 (Tacoma), at 71.6%, among 17 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the most families with kids in Tacoma, WA

These are the 17 ZIP codes in Tacoma, WA with the highest share of households with children, out of 17 with at least 1,000 residents. 98433 (Tacoma, 71.6%), 98404 (Tacoma, 41.7%) and 98444 (Tacoma, 34.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Tacoma; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the most families with kids in Tacoma

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Households with children under 18	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	98433	Tacoma	71.6%	22,493	4,397	4,068
2	98404	Tacoma	41.7%	35,961	12,435	12,166
3	98444	Tacoma	34.5%	35,754	13,094	14,101
4	98422	Tacoma	33.8%	21,644	8,038	7,998
5	98445	Tacoma	33.7%	33,684	11,981	11,952
6	98446	Tacoma	32.5%	14,634	5,257	5,319
7	98408	Tacoma	31.0%	21,009	8,134	8,086
8	98466	Tacoma	29.4%	30,327	12,118	13,282
9	98409	Tacoma	28.8%	27,843	12,218	11,239
10	98405	Tacoma	26.3%	25,939	11,421	12,030
11	98443	Tacoma	24.1%	5,558	2,221	2,168
12	98407	Tacoma	22.8%	21,718	10,159	10,637
13	98406	Tacoma	21.8%	24,202	10,557	10,329
14	98465	Tacoma	20.7%	7,178	3,620	4,112
15	98418	Tacoma	20.5%	10,264	4,284	4,163
16	98403	Tacoma	15.3%	9,097	4,818	4,470
17	98402	Tacoma	6.6%	8,080	4,625	6,076

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of households with one or more people under 18 (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau does not publish a margin of error for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 17 of 20 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Households with children buy tutoring, youth sports, pediatric and family dental care, child care, birthday venues and family dining. EDDM reaches every door on a route, so a higher share means more of your pieces land with families.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 49,945 households, on 69 carrier routes with 50,285 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Tacoma has the highest share of households with children?: 98433 (Tacoma), at 71.6%, among 17 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of households with one or more people under 18 (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau does not publish a margin of error for this share in our files.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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